Dacalana akayamai
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| Dacalana akayamai | |
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| Male upperside | |
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| Female upperside | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Dacalana |
| Species: | D. akayamai |
| Binomial name | |
| Dacalana akayamai H. Hayashi, Schrőder & Treadaway, 1983[1] | |
Dacalana akayamai is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae first described by Hisakazu Hayashi, Heinz G. Schroeder and Colin G. Treadaway in 1983. It is endemic to the Philippine island of Mindanao.
The specific name is dedicated to Mr. Atsuo AKAYAMA, the Japanese butterfly collector when he was young.
