Dacalana kurosawai

Dacalana kurosawai
	Male upperside
	Female upperside
Scientific 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.;

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

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

References

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.