Dacalana vidura
Dacalana vidura, the double tufted royal,[1][2] is a species of blue butterfly found in South East Asia. It was described by Thomas Horsfield in 1857.
| Dacalana vidura | |
|---|---|
| Dacalana vidura azyada | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Dacalana |
| Species: | D. vidura |
| Binomial name | |
| Dacalana vidura (Horsfield, 1857) | |
Range
The butterfly occurs in India from Assam eastwards and across to Dawnas and southern Myanmar.[3] The range extends to Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Java.[1]
Taxonomy
The butterfly was previously classified as Pratapa vidura.[3]
Status
Not rare.[3]
Cited references
- Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on genus Dacalana.
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dacalana vidura". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 279, ser no H59.1.
References
- Beccaloni, George; Scoble, Malcolm; Kitching, Ian; Simonsen, Thomas; Robinson, Gaden; Pitkin, Brian; Hine, Adrian; Lyal, Chris. "The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex)". Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society.
- Haribal, Meena (1992). The Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and Their Natural History. Gangtok, Sikkim, India: Sikkim Nature Conservation Foundation.
- "Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera".
- Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay, India: Bombay Natural History Society. ISBN 978-8170192329.
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