Large Purple Line-blue
Nacaduba berenice
Also called Six Line-blue
The Large Purple Line-blue (Nacaduba berenice) is a butterfly found in Australia, in the family Lycaenidae, the blues, coppers and hairstreaks. This site lists one subspecies: Nacaduba berenice berenice. Its caterpillars are known to feed on 9 plants, including Cupaniopsis anacardioides, Alectryon coriaceus and Heterodendron diversifolium. This page has 5 photos of its life cycle (eggs, final instar caterpillars and pupae) by Bob Miller.
Subspecies
- Nacaduba berenice berenice 5 photos
Life cycle of the Large Purple Line-blue
Large Purple Line-blue eggs
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Egg
Large Purple Line-blue caterpillars (final instar)
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Large Purple Line-blue pupae
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Photos by Bob Miller. Free to use for any purpose (CC0). Select a photo to enlarge it or download the original. Using these photos. Add your own photo of this butterfly.
Caterpillar food plants
9 known food plants.