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Dacalana liaoi

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Dacalana liaoi
Male upperside
Female upperside
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Dacalana
Species:
D. liaoi
Binomial name
Dacalana liaoi
H. Hayashi, Schrőder & Treadaway, 1983[1]

Dacalana liaoi is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae first described by Hisakazu Hayashi, Heinz G. Schroeder and Colin G. Treadaway in 1983. Its forewing length is 17–18 mm. The species is endemic to the Philippines and distributed on Panay and Negros islands. It is not a common species.

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (December 18, 2018). "Dacalana liaoi Hayashi, Schröder & Treadaway, 1983". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  • Hayashi, Hisakazu, Schrőder, Heinz & Treadaway, Colin G., 1983: Neue Arten und Unterarten der Gattungen Dacalana und Pratapa von den Philippinen (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae).: Senckenbergiana Biologica. 63 (1/2): 47–59.
  • Treadaway, C. G., 1995. Checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo Suppl.14: 7–118.
  • Takanami, Yusuke & Seki, Yasuo (April 1, 2001). "Edition 12". A Synonymic List of Lycaenidae from the Philippines. Archived from the original on June 14, 2001 – via Internet Archive.
  • Treadaway, Colin G. & Schrőder, Heinz G., 2012: Revised checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo, Suppl. 20: 1-64.