White-banded royal | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Dacalana |
Species: | D. cotys
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Binomial name | |
Dacalana cotys (
Hewitson, 1865)
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Dacalana cotys, the white-banded royal [1] is a species of blue butterfly (Lycaenidae) found in South East Asia.
The butterfly occurs in India from Sikkim to Arunachal Pradesh. [2] eastwards and across to northern Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar. [2] and Thailand. [1] [3]
The butterfly was previously classified as Pratapa cotys, [3] Ancema cotys [4] and Camana cotys. [5]
Not common as per Wynter-Blyth. [6] Not rare as per Evans. [3]
The butterfly has a wingspan of 33 to 37 mm.
The upperside of the male is a bright azure blue with a black border at the apex ranging from 0.5 to 5 mm at the apex. On the hindwing is a mid-costal white patch. The male has a brand on the upperside of the forewing. The female is paler with a prominent white patch at the end cell of the forewing.
On the underside, the butterfly has a white band on a pale-brown background which broadens towards the costa and dorsum. There is a lot of seasonal variation in the band width. [7]
It is mostly seen in wooded slopes of Himalaya. They are confined to forested area, often in the upper canopy. Males are often seen mud-puddling. [2]
White-banded royal | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Dacalana |
Species: | D. cotys
|
Binomial name | |
Dacalana cotys (
Hewitson, 1865)
|
Dacalana cotys, the white-banded royal [1] is a species of blue butterfly (Lycaenidae) found in South East Asia.
The butterfly occurs in India from Sikkim to Arunachal Pradesh. [2] eastwards and across to northern Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar. [2] and Thailand. [1] [3]
The butterfly was previously classified as Pratapa cotys, [3] Ancema cotys [4] and Camana cotys. [5]
Not common as per Wynter-Blyth. [6] Not rare as per Evans. [3]
The butterfly has a wingspan of 33 to 37 mm.
The upperside of the male is a bright azure blue with a black border at the apex ranging from 0.5 to 5 mm at the apex. On the hindwing is a mid-costal white patch. The male has a brand on the upperside of the forewing. The female is paler with a prominent white patch at the end cell of the forewing.
On the underside, the butterfly has a white band on a pale-brown background which broadens towards the costa and dorsum. There is a lot of seasonal variation in the band width. [7]
It is mostly seen in wooded slopes of Himalaya. They are confined to forested area, often in the upper canopy. Males are often seen mud-puddling. [2]