Nacaduba biocellata: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Lycaenidae
- Genus
- Nacaduba
- Species
- Nacaduba biocellata
- Scientific Name
- Nacaduba biocellata
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Nacaduba biocellata
Nacaduba biocellata, the double-spotted line blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Australia (including New South Wales, the Northern Territory, South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia), Singapore, the New Hebrides, Sumba and Bali.
The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adult females have a brown upperside, while the males are blue with narrow black margins. The underside of both sexes is pale brown with light and dark wavy lines.
The larvae feed on the shoots, flowers and buds of various Acacia species, including A. aneura, A. betchei, A. brachybotrya, A. deanei, A. erinaceae, A. irrorata, A. karroo, A. ligulata, A. osswaldii, A. penninervis, A. rigens, A. salicina, A. sclerophylla, A. sowdenii and A. victoriae. They can have a wide range of colours depending on their host plant, including pink, orange, yellow or green. They are attended by ants, mostly Iridomyrmex species, including I. purpureus and I. viridiaeneus.
Pupation takes place in a pale brown pupa.
...Nacaduba biocellata in languages:
- English
- Double-spotted Line Blue
- English
- Two-spotted Line Blue
- English
- Two Spotted Line Blue
- English
- Two-spotted Line-blue
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Nacaduba angusta
- Nacaduba berenice
- Nacaduba beroe
- Nacaduba biocellata
- Nacaduba cajetani
- Nacaduba calauria
- Nacaduba cyanea
- Nacaduba deplorans
- Nacaduba dyopa
- Nacaduba hermus
- Nacaduba kurava
- Nacaduba limbura
- Nacaduba major
- Nacaduba neaira
- Nacaduba niueensis
- Nacaduba normani
- Nacaduba ollyetti
- Nacaduba pactolus
- Nacaduba pavana
- Nacaduba pendleburyi
- Nacaduba ruficirca
- Nacaduba russelli
- Nacaduba sanaya
- Nacaduba sericina
- Nacaduba sinhala
- Nacaduba subperusia
- Nacaduba tahitiensis
- Nacaduba tristis































































































































































