Dacalana penicilligera
(No common name)Taxonomy
- Domain: Eukaryota
Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia
Linnaeus, 1758 - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
- Subkingdom: Bilateria
(Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
- Branch: Protostomia
Grobben, 1908 - Grobben, 1908 - protostomes
- Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa
Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - ecdysozoans
- Superphylum: Panarthropoda
Cuvier
- Phylum: Arthropoda
Latreille, 1829 - Latreille, 1829 - arthropods
- Subphylum: Hexapoda
Snodgrass, 1938 - Hexapods
- Infraphylum: Atelocerata
Heymons, 1901
- Superclass: Panhexapoda
- Epiclass: Hexapoda
- Hexapods
- Class: Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758 - Insects
- Subclass: Dicondylia
- Infraclass: Pterygota
- Winged Insects
- Superorder: Amphiesmenoptera
- Order: Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758 - Butterflies, Moths
- Family: Lycaenidae
- Gossamer-wing Butterflies
- Genus: Dacalana
- Specific name: penicilligera
- Scientific name: Dacalana penicilligera
- Specific name: penicilligera
- Genus: Dacalana
- Family: Lycaenidae
- Gossamer-wing Butterflies
- Order: Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758 - Butterflies, Moths
- Superorder: Amphiesmenoptera
- Infraclass: Pterygota
- Winged Insects
- Subclass: Dicondylia
- Class: Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758 - Insects
- Epiclass: Hexapoda
- Hexapods
- Superclass: Panhexapoda
- Infraphylum: Atelocerata
Heymons, 1901
- Subphylum: Hexapoda
Snodgrass, 1938 - Hexapods
- Phylum: Arthropoda
Latreille, 1829 - Latreille, 1829 - arthropods
- Superphylum: Panarthropoda
Cuvier
- Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa
Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - ecdysozoans
- Branch: Protostomia
Grobben, 1908 - Grobben, 1908 - protostomes
- Subkingdom: Bilateria
(Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
- Kingdom: Animalia
Linnaeus, 1758 - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
Physical Description
Family Lycaenidae:
The Lycaenidae are members of the Superfamily Papilionoidea, the true butterflies. Worldwide in distribution, this family has approximately 4,700 species that are unevenly distributed. Coppers are especially dominant in north temperate regions, blues are richest in the Old World tropics and north temperate zones, and hairstreaks are particularly abundant in New World tropics. The adults are typically small to tiny and often brilliantly colored--iridescent blues, bright reds, and oranges. Adults of both sexes have three pairs of walking legs, though most males have fused segments in their front legs. Most adults visit flowers for nectar, but some harvesters feed on wooly aphid honeydew and some hairstreaks feed on aphid honeydew or bird droppings. Females lay single, sea urchin shaped eggs on host leaves or flower buds; the resulting caterpillars are typically slug-shaped. In many species, caterpillars depend on ants for protection, so caterpillars produce sugary secretions that are collected by the ants. Most species overwinter in either the egg or pupal stage.
Distribution
Similar Species
Members of the genus Dacalana:
There are approximately 14 species in this genus.: D. azyada · D. baganda · D. burmana · D. cotys · D. kurosawai · D. monsapona · D. pencilligera · D. penicilligera · D. ricardi · D. sangira · D. sannio · D. sinhara · D. sugimotoi · D. vidura
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