The Singapore Four Line

Nacaduba pavana

Description

Nacaduba pavana male has gray-blue upperwings, the female is brown with pale blue disc patches on the forewings and dust blue on the basalts of the hind wings. The underside is grayish in color with post-discal, discal and basal bands consisting of a double array of whitish striae lined with darker stripes. There is an orange-crowned tornal spot with turquoise patches and a filamentous white-tipped tail at the tip of the vein 2.

Larva: larvae of Nacaduba pavana are green or reddish in color, have reddish brown markings on the 7th and 8th abdominal segments, woodlouse shaped.

Pupa: The pupa of Nacaduba pavana is yellowish brown in color with brown to black spots, has a distinctive lycaenid shape.

Population Size

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Life Span

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WEIGHT​

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LENGTH

Wingspan from 26 - 30 mm.

Ar

Arboreal

He

Herbivore

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Arthropoda

CLASS

:

Insecta

ORDER

:

Lepidoptera

FAMILY

:

Lycaenidae

GENUS

:

Nacaduba

SPECIES

:

Nacaduba pavana

Distribution

Nacaduba pavana can be found in forest areas and mangrove areas.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : Nacaduba pavana is spread across India, Myanmar, Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia.

Habits and Lifestyle

Nacaduba pavana is often seen flying around its host plants, inundating wet soil and looking for ovipositing sites.

Lifestyle

Arboreal

Biome

Tropical rain forest

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

Larvae of Nacaduba pavana feed on young leaves of Andira inermis, Allophylus cobbe and Derris trifoliata.

Diet : Herbivore (larva), Nectarivore

Mating Habits

Nacaduba pavana reproduces by laying eggs (oviparous), the eggs are laid individually in young shoots or inflorescences of the host plant. Eggs are pale yellowish green in the form of discoid, smooth reticulate surface.

Life cycle (Metamorfosis) : Nacaduba pavana caterpillar crosses 4 instars before pupating. The body has reddish brown markings on the 7th and 8th abdominal segments. The last instar has dark brown stripes in the dorso-lateral and lateral areas. The pupa phase occurs in a limited space of leaf litter, the pupa is yellowish green with brownish spots, the body is protected by a silk belt. After 6-7 days, the butterflies emerge from the pupa.

Reproduction session : –

Incubation periods: 2 days

Independent age : at birth

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : –

Population

Population status : Not Evaluated (NE)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

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PHOTO GALLERY

Reference

  1. Khoon, S. 2010. A Field Guide to The Butterflies of Singapore. Ink On Paper Communications, Singapore.
  2. Tan, H. and Khoon, K.S. 2012. Caterpillars of Singapore’s Butterflies. National Park Board, Singapore.
  3. Life History of The Singapore Four Line article 
  4. Nacaduba pavana on Wikipedia article