Dacalana irmae explained

Dacalana irmae is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae first described by Hisakazu Hayashi, Heinz G. Schroeder and Colin G. Treadaway in 1983.^[1] It is endemic to the Philippines and found only on Sibuyan Island. The forewing length is 17.5–20 mm.

References

• 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.
• Web site: Takanami . Yusuke . Seki . Yasuo . amp . April 1, 2001 . Edition 12 . A Synonymic List of Lycaenidae from the Philippines . https://web.archive.org/web/20010614230418/http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~EY4Y-TKNM/phillist.html . June 14, 2001 . Internet Archive.
• Treadaway, C. G. & Schrőder, Heinz (2012). "Revised checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera)". Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo. Suppl. 20: 1-64.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela . Markku . December 18, 2018 . Dacalana irmae Hayashi, Schröder & Treadaway, 1983 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . January 12, 2020.