Dacalana penicilligera

Dacalana penicilligera, the Double-tufted royal [1] is a species of blue butterfly (Lycaenidae) found in South East Asia.

Double-tufted royal
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D. penicilligera
Binomial name
Dacalana penicilligera

Range

The butterfly occurs in India from West Bengal to Northeast India[2] and Myanmar, Thailand and Java.[2] and Thailand.[1]


See also

Cited references

  1. Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on genus Dacalana.
  2. 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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