''Pseudonacaduba aethiops'', the dark line blue or dark African line blue, is a

butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprises ...

in the family

Lycaenidae Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of the known butterfly ...

. It is found in Africa from Nigeria (east and the Cross River loop) to western Kenya and Zambia. The habitat consists of forests. Adult males visit damp patches to drink. The larvae feed on '' Mundulea'' species.

References

Seitz, A. ''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 73
Butterflies described in 1877 Polyommatini Butterflies of Africa Taxa named by Paul Mabille {{Polyommatini-stub