| Nacaduba ollyetti | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Nacaduba |
| Species: | N. ollyetti |
| Binomial name | |
| Nacaduba ollyetti Corbet, 1947 | |
Nacaduba ollyetti, the Woodhouse's four-line blue, is a species of Lycaenidae butterfly. [1] It is endemic to Sri Lanka. [2]
Wingspan is about 30–32 mm. Dorsal surface of male is brown with purple blue or deep purple tinge. Female has more bluish tinge on paler metallic blue dorsal surface. Tornus with a large eyespot. [3] Underside of male is faintly visible with streaks, otherwise it appears as unmarked to naked eye. [4]
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Nacaduba hermus, the pale four-line blue, is a species of lycaenid butterfly found in Indomalayan realm. The species was first described by Baron Cajetan von Felder in 1860.
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Udara singalensis, the Singalese hedge blue, is a species of Lycaenidae butterfly. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
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Ypthima singala, the jewel four-ring or Sinhalese five-ring, is a species of Satyrinae butterfly. It is endemic to Sri Lanka and south India.
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