Pseudonacaduba aethiops

Pseudonacaduba aethiops, the dark line blue or dark African line blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Africa from Nigeria (east and the Cross River loop) to western Kenya and Zambia.^[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Pseudonacaduba aethiops
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Pseudonacaduba
Species:	P. aethiops
Binomial name
Pseudonacaduba aethiops (Mabille, 1877)[1]
Synonyms
Lycaena aethiops Mabille, 1877 Lycaena melania Capronnier, 1889 Nacaduba stratola Holland, 1891

Adult males visit damp patches to drink.

The larvae feed on Mundulea species.