Dacalana vidura explained

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

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]

See also

• List of butterflies of India (Lycaenidae)

References

• Web site: The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex) . Beccaloni . George . Scoble . Malcolm . Kitching . Ian . Simonsen . Thomas . Robinson . Gaden . Pitkin . Brian . Hine . Adrian . Lyal . Chris . Natural History Museum, London . 2016-10-15 .
• Book: Evans . William Harry Evans

. W.H. . William Harry Evans . The Identification of Indian Butterflies . 2nd . Mumbai, India . . 1932 .

• Book: Haribal, Meena . The Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and Their Natural History . Gangtok, Sikkim, India . Sikkim Nature Conservation Foundation . 1992 .
• Web site: Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera .
• Book: Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander . Mark Alexander Wynter-Blyth

. Mark Alexander Wynter-Blyth . Butterflies of the Indian Region . 1957 . Bombay, India . . 978-8170192329 .

Notes and References

1. Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on genus Dacalana.
2. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
3. Book: Evans . William Harry Evans

   . W.H. . William Harry Evans . The Identification of Indian Butterflies . 2nd . Mumbai, India . . 1932 . 279, ser no H59.1 .