Dacalana kurosawai is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to the Philippines and found in Palawan and Calamian islands.

Dacalana kurosawai
Male upperside
Female upperside
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Dacalana
Species:
D. kurosawai
Binomial name
Dacalana kurosawai
(H. Hayashi, 1976)
Synonyms
  • Dacalana sannio kurosawai H. Hayashi, 1976 was changed the status to Dacalana kurosawai by Schrőder, Treadaway & Nuyda, 1999.

The specific name is dedicated to Dr. Yosihiko KUROSAWA, the director of Animal Research Department, National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo.

References

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  • Hayashi, Hisakazu., 1976: New Subspecies of Lycaenid from Palawan. Tyô to Ga. 27(1): 19-24.[1]
  • Schröder, Heinz G., Treadaway, Colin G. & Nuyda, Justin, 1999: Zur Kenntnis Philippinischer Lycaenidae, 11. Entomologische Zeitschrift . 109(4): 152-154.
  • Treadaway, Colin G. & Schrőder, Heinz G., 2012: Revised checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo, Suppl. 20: 1-64.