Dacalana vidura

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Dacalana vidura
Dacalana vidura azyada
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Dacalana
Species:
D. vidura
Binomial name
Dacalana vidura
(Horsfield, 1857)

Dacalana vidura, the double tufted royal,

South East Asia. It was described by Thomas Horsfield
in 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]

See also

Cited references

  1. ^ a b Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on genus Dacalana.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b c Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 279, ser no H59.1.

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