Dacalana penicilligera
Dacalana penicilligera, the Double-tufted royal [1] is a species of blue butterfly (Lycaenidae) found in South East Asia.
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| Species: | D. penicilligera |
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| Dacalana penicilligera (de Nicéville, 1890) | |
Range
The butterfly occurs in India from West Bengal to Northeast India[2] and Myanmar, Thailand and Java.[2] and Thailand.[1]
Cited references
- Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on genus Dacalana.
- Isaac Kehimkar (2008) The Book of Indian Butterflies Bombay Natural History Society, Oxford University press, Mumbai, Delhi, Calcutta, Chennai
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.
- Yutaka Inayoshi, A Check List of Butterflies in Indo-China, page on Family Lycaenidae (accessed on 7 August 2007).
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