Nacaduba berenice (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) is a animal in the Lycaenidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Nacaduba berenice (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)

Nacaduba berenice (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)

Nacaduba berenice, the rounded six-line blue, is a lycaenid butterfly first described in 1869, found across the Indomalayan realm.

Family
Genus
Nacaduba
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Nacaduba berenice (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)

Nacaduba berenice, commonly known as the rounded six-line blue, is a species of lycaenid butterfly that occurs in the Indomalayan realm. This species was first formally described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1869. Its confirmed distribution includes: Sri Lanka, Peninsular India, Assam, Chittagong hill-tracts, Myanmar, Tenasserim, Mergui, the Andaman Islands, the Nicobar Islands, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Langkawi, Sumatra, Java, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Nias, Bawean, Flores, Sumba, Tanadjampea, Borneo, the Philippines, Sulawesi, Hong Kong, Australia, the Bismarck Archipelago, Obi, Ambon, Serang, Aru, Aola, and Guadalcanal.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Lycaenidae Nacaduba

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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