Pseudonacaduba aethiops
| Pseudonacaduba aethiops | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Pseudonacaduba |
| Species: | P. aethiops |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudonacaduba aethiops (Mabille, 1877)[1] | |
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Pseudonacaduba aethiops, the dark line blue or dark African line blue, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Nigeria (east and the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, northern Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, western Kenya, western Tanzania and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
Adult males visit damp patches to drink.
The larvae feed on Mundulea species.
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- ↑ Pseudonacaduba at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)
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