Dacalana penicilligera
Species of butterfly
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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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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Dacalana |
| Species: | D. penicilligera |
| Binomial name | |
| Dacalana penicilligera (de Nicéville, 1890) | |
Range
The butterfly occurs in India from West Bengal to Northeast India[2] and Myanmar, Thailand and Java.[2] and Thailand.[1]
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