Nacaduba subperusia

Nacaduba subperusia
Nacaduba subperusia lysa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Nacaduba
Species:	N. subperusia
Binomial name
Nacaduba subperusia (Snellen, 1896) [1]
Synonyms
Lycaena subperusiaSnellen, 1896 Nacaduba pavana lysaFruhstorfer, 1916 Nacaduba intricataCorbet, 1938

Nacaduba subperusia, the violet 4-lineblue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Pieter Cornelius Tobias Snellen in 1896. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.The upperside is violet-blue, while the underside ground colour is brown or greyish.The underside has white transverse lines, submarginal striae, post-discal and tornal spots. Identification requires examining the male genitalia ^[2]

Subspecies

• Nacaduba subperusia subperusia (Sulawesi)
• Nacaduba subperusia lysaFruhstorfer, 1916 (Sumatra, Singapore, possibly Borneo)
• Nacaduba subperusia intricataCorbet, 1938 (Peninsular Malaysia)
• Nacaduba subperusia nadiaEliot, 1955 (Nicobars)
• Nacaduba subperusia paskaEliot, 1955 (Palawan, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sula, Maluku)
• Nacaduba subperusia marthaEliot, 1955 (Roon Island, West Irian to Papua, D'Entrecasteaux, Louisiades)

References

1. Snellen, P. C. T., 1896. Beschrijving van twee nieuwe javaanische Lycaeniden. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 39: 91-94, pl. 1.
2. Fruhstorfer in Seitz Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175.

External links

• Nacaduba at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms