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
Subspecies
- Nacaduba subperusia subperusia (Sulawesi)
- Nacaduba subperusia lysa <small>Fruhstorfer, 1916</small> (Sumatra, Singapore, possibly Borneo)
- Nacaduba subperusia intricata <small>Corbet, 1938</small> (Peninsular Malaysia)
- Nacaduba subperusia nadia <small>Eliot, 1955</small> (Nicobars)
- Nacaduba subperusia paska <small>Eliot, 1955</small> (Palawan, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sula, Maluku)
- Nacaduba subperusia martha <small>Eliot, 1955</small> (Roon Island, West Irian to Papua, D'Entrecasteaux, Louisiades)
References
External links
- Nacaduba at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms