Dacalana anysis

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Dacalana anysis
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Dacalana anysisCourvoisier Collection, Basel
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Dacalana
Species:
D. anysis
Binomial name
Dacalana anysis
(Hewitson, 1865) [1]
Synonyms
  • Iolaus anysisHewitson, 1865
  • Jolaus cervinusRöber, 1887

Dacalana anysis is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found on the Indonesian islands of Sulawesi and Banggai.

The larvae feed on Scurrula species.

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Dacalana at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms