Dacalana vidura

Double Tufted Royal
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.

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

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