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.[2]

Nacaduba subperusia
Nacaduba subperusia lysa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Nacaduba
Species:
N. subperusia
Binomial name
Nacaduba subperusia
(Snellen, 1896)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lycaena subperusia Snellen, 1896
  • Nacaduba pavana lysa Fruhstorfer, 1916
  • Nacaduba intricata Corbet, 1938

Subspecies

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  • Nacaduba subperusia subperusia (Sulawesi)
  • Nacaduba subperusia lysa Fruhstorfer, 1916 (Sumatra, Singapore, possibly Borneo)
  • Nacaduba subperusia intricata Corbet, 1938 (Peninsular Malaysia)
  • Nacaduba subperusia nadia Eliot, 1955 (Nicobars)
  • Nacaduba subperusia paska Eliot, 1955 (Palawan, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sula, Maluku)
  • Nacaduba subperusia martha Eliot, 1955 (Roon Island, West Irian to Papua, D'Entrecasteaux, Louisiades)

References

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  1. ^ Snellen, P. C. T., 1896. Beschrijving van twee nieuwe javaanische Lycaeniden. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 39: 91-94, pl. 1.
  2. ^ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175.
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  • Nacaduba at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms