Dacalana mio is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae first described by Hisakazu Hayashi, Heinz G. Schroeder and Colin G. Treadaway in 1983.[2] Forewing length: 16–18 mm. It is rare species, endemic to the Philippines and found only on the islands of Mindanao and Leyte.

Dacalana mio
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. mio
Binomial name
Dacalana mio
H. Hayashi, Schrőder & Treadaway, 1983[1]

The specific name is dedicated to the eldest daughter of the first author.

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (December 18, 2018). "Dacalana mio Hayashi H, Schröder & Treadaway, 1983". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "Dacalana mio H.Hayashi & Schroeder & Treadaway, 1982"
  • 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, Colin G., 1995: Checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo, Suppl. 14: 7–118.
  • Takanami, Yusuke & Seki, Yasuo (April 1, 2001). "Edition 12". A Synonymic List of Lycaenidae from the Philippines. Archived from the original on June 14, 2001 – via Internet Archive.
  • 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.