''Nacaduba'' is a

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gossamer-winged butterflies Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of the known butterfly ...

(Lycaenidae). It constitutes many of the

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commonly called "lineblues". As they are the genus initially erected to contain all lineblues, they might be considered the "typical" lineblues, as opposed to the species relatives now separated in ''Catapyrops'', ''

Prosotas ''Prosotas'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae erected by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1891. The species of this genus are found on New Guinea in the Australasian realm and the Indomalayan realm. An overview is provided by Hsu and ...

'' and ''Petrelea''.

Selected species

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Nacaduba angusta ''Nacaduba angusta'', the white lineblue, is a lycaenid butterfly found in South Asia. The species was first described by Herbert Druce in 1873. Description Male upperside: purple with a frosted silvery-blue sheen very much as in ''N. macropht ...

'' (Druce, 1873) - white lineblue * ''

Nacaduba berenice ''Nacaduba berenice'', the rounded six-line blue, is a lycaenid butterfly found in Indomalayan realm. The species was first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1869. Description Race ''plumbeomicans'' Male upperside: dull ...

'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) - rounded six-line blue ** ''Nacaduba berenice leei'' Hsu, 1990 * ''

Nacaduba beroe ''Nacaduba beroe'', the opaque six-line blue, is a lycaenid butterfly found in South and Southeast Asia. The species was first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder Rudolf Felder (2 May 1842 in Vienna – 29 March 1871 in Vienna) was a ...

'' (Felder & Felder, 1865) - opaque six-line blue ** ''Nacaduba beroe asakusa'' Fruhstorfer, 1916 * ''

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 Hebr ...

'' (C. & R. Felder,

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- double-spotted line blue * ''

Nacaduba calauria ''Nacaduba calauria'', the dark Ceylon six-lineblue, is a species of lycaenid butterfly found in Indomalayan realm The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of South and Southeast Asia and into th ...

'' (C. Felder, 1860) - dark Ceylon six-line blue * ''

Nacaduba cyanea ''Nacaduba cyanea'', the tailed green-banded line-blue, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae, and formerly considered a member of the genus '' Danis''. It is found in the Indonesia (Irian Jaya, Maluku), Papua New Guinea, the Solomon ...

'' (Cramer,

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- tailed green-banded line-blue * ''

Nacaduba hermus ''Nacaduba hermus'', the pale four-line blue, is a species of lycaenid butterfly found in Indomalayan realm. The species was first described by Baron Cajetan von Felder in 1860. Description Male The upperside of the male is dark purplish brow ...

'' Felder, 1860 - pale four-line blue * ''

Nacaduba kurava ''Nacaduba kurava'', the transparent six-line blue, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae found in Asia and Australia. The species was first described by Frederic Moore Frederic Moore FZS (13 May 1830 – 10 May 1907) was a Bri ...

'' (Moore, 1857) - transparent six-line blue ** ''Nacaduba kurava therasia'' Fruhstorfer, 1916 * ''

Nacaduba ollyetti ''Nacaduba ollyetti'', the Woodhouse's four-line blue, is a species of Lycaenidae butterfly. It is endemic to Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ila ...

'' Corbet, 1947 - Woodhouse's Four Lineblue * '' Nacaduba pactolus'' (C. Felder, 1860) - large four-line blue ** ''Nacaduba pactolus hainani'' Bethune-Baker, 1914 * '' Nacaduba pavana'' (Horsfield, 1828) - small four-line blue * ''

Nacaduba sanaya ''Nacaduba'' is a genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae). It constitutes many of the species commonly called "lineblues". As they are the genus initially erected to contain all lineblues, they might be considered the "typical" lineblue ...

'' Fruhstorfer, 1916 Sulawesi, Philippines, Banggai, Celebes. Nias,Peninsular Malaya, Langkawi, Singapore, Sumatra, Borneo,Java * '' Nacaduba schneideri'' (Ribbe, 1899) * ''

Nacaduba sinhala ''Nacaduba sinhala'', the Pale Ceylon line blue, or Ceylon six-lineblue, is a species of Lycaenidae butterfly. It is endemic to Western Ghats complex (Western Ghats and Sri Lanka). Description Wingspan is about 18–28 mm. Clearly distin ...

'' (Ormiston, 1924) - Ceylon six-line blue

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* * Butterflies of Australia Lycaenidae genera {{Polyommatini-stub