Dacalana vidura

Double Tufted Royal
Dacalana vidura azyada
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Dacalana
Species: D. vidura
Binomial name
Dacalana vidura
(Horsfield, 1857)

The Double Tufted Royal Dacalana vidura[1][2] is a species of blue butterfly found in 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]

Cited references

  1. 1 2 Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera Page on Dacalana genus.
  2. Card for Dacalana vidura in LepIndex. Accessed 14 Jun 2007.
  3. 1 2 3 Evans,W.H.(1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies, ser no H59.1, pp 279.

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