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" lineblues, as opposed to the species relatives now separated in Catapyrops, Prosotas and Petrelea.

Selected species

Nacaduba angusta (Druce, 1873) - white lineblue

Nacaduba berenice (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) - rounded six-line blue

Nacaduba berenice leei Hsu, 1990

Nacaduba beroe (Felder & Felder, 1865) - opaque six-line blue

Nacaduba beroe asakusa Fruhstorfer, 1916

Nacaduba biocellata (C. & R. Felder, [1865]) - double-spotted line blue

Nacaduba calauria (C. Felder, 1860) - dark Ceylon six-line blue

Nacaduba cyanea (Cramer, [1775]) - tailed green-banded line-blue

Nacaduba hermus Felder, 1860 - pale four-line blue

Nacaduba kurava (Moore, 1857) - transparent six-line blue

Nacaduba kurava therasia Fruhstorfer, 1916

Nacaduba ollyetti 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 Fruhstorfer, 1916 Sulawesi, Philippines, Banggai, Celebes, Nias,Peninsular Malaya, Langkawi, Singapore, Sumatra, Borneo,Java Nacaduba schneideri (Ribbe, 1899) Nacaduba sinhala (Ormiston, 1924) - Ceylon six-line blue

Nacaduba

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Butterflies of Australia

Lycaenidae genera

Nacaduba