Dacalana is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The genus is distributed from Assam through Sundaland to Sulawesi, and is especially richly represented in the Philippines.
Species Dacalana akayamai H. Hayashi, Schröder & Treadaway Dacalana anysis Hewitson Dacalana aristarchus Fruhstorfer Philippines Dacalana burmana Moore Burma Dacalana capusa Fruhstorfer Dacalana cotys Hewitson Dacalana cremera de Nicéville Dacalana irmae H. Hayashi, Schröder & Treadaway Dacalana kurosawai H. Hayashi Dacalana liaoi H. Hayashi, Schröder & Treadaway Dacalana lowii H.H.Druce Borneo Dacalana lucillae H. Hayashi, Schröder & Treadaway Dacalana mio H. Hayashi, Schröder & Treadaway Dacalana monsapona Schröder & Treadaway Philippines, Mindanao Dacalana penicilligera de Nicéville Dacalana polyorketes Fruhstorfer Philippines, Mindanao Dacalana sannio Druce Philippines, Sulu Archipelago Dacalana sinhara Fruhstorfer Dacalana treadawayi H. Hayashi Dacalana vui Saito and Inayoshi, 2022
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