| Nacaduba ollyetti | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Nacaduba |
| Species: | N. ollyetti |
| Binomial name | |
| Nacaduba ollyetti Corbet, 1947 | |
Nacaduba ollyetti, the Woodhouse's four-line blue, is a species of Lycaenidae butterfly. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Description
Wingspan is about 30–32 mm. Dorsal surface of male is brown with purple blue or deep purple tinge. Female has more bluish tinge on paler metallic blue dorsal surface. Tornus with a large eyespot. Underside of male is faintly visible with streaks, otherwise it appears as unmarked to naked eye.
References
- "Nacaduba ollyetti Corbet, 1947". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- "Endemic Butterflies of Sri Lanka". slendemics. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- "Woodhouse's 4-Lineblue - Wanasineelaya". wildreach. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - Corbet, A. Steven (2009). "Nacaduba ollyetti, A new species of Lycaenid from Ceylon". Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London. Series B, Taxonomy. 16: 1–2. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.1947.tb00837.x.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Nacaduba ollyetti | |