Pseudonacaduba sichela

Pseudonacaduba sichela, the African line blue, dusky line blue or dusky blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Africa, south of the Sahara.

Pseudonacaduba sichela
Pseudonacaduba sichela sichela
Pseudonacaduba sichela reticulum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Pseudonacaduba
Species:	P. sichela
Binomial name
Pseudonacaduba sichela (Wallengren, 1857)[1]
Synonyms
Lycaena sichela Wallengren, 1857 Petrelaea sichela Lycaena reticulum Mabille, 1877 Nacaduba dexamene Druce, 1887 Lycaenesthes docilis Butler, 1888

The wingspan is 25–28 mm for males and 25–27 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to May.^[2]

The larvae probably feed on Mundulea sericea.

Subspecies

• Pseudonacaduba sichela sichela (Africa, south of the Sahara)
• Pseudonacaduba sichela reticulum (Mabille, 1877) (Madagascar and Mauritius)^[3]