Nacaduba calauria, the dark Ceylon six-lineblue,[1][2] is a species of lycaenid butterfly found in Indomalayan realm.[1][2] and New Guinea.

Dark Ceylon six-lineblue
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Nacaduba
Species:
N. calauria
Binomial name
Nacaduba calauria
(C. Felder, 1860)

Subspecies

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  • N. c. calauria New Guinea Sula, Maluku New Britain
  • N. c. malayica Corbet, 1938 Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Sumatra, Borneo
  • N. c. cypria Toxopeus, 1929 Java
  • N. c. evansi Toxopeus, 1927 Ceylon

References

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  1. ^ a b Varshney, R.K.; Smetacek, Peter (2015). A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India. New Delhi: Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal & Indinov Publishing, New Delhi. p. 127. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.3966.2164. ISBN 978-81-929826-4-9.
  2. ^ a b Savela, Markku. "Nacaduba calauria (Felder, 1860)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 2, 2018.