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Dacalana vidura

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Dacalana vidura
Dacalana vidura azyada
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Dacalana
Species:
D. vidura
Binomial name
Dacalana vidura
(Horsfield, 1857)

Dacalana vidura, the double tufted royal,[1][2] is a species of blue butterfly found in South East Asia. It was described by Thomas Horsfield in 1857.

Range

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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

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The butterfly was previously classified as Pratapa vidura.[3]

Status

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Not rare.[3]

See also

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Cited references

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  1. ^ a b Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on genus Dacalana.
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Dacalana vidura​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 279, ser no H59.1.

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