Dacalana irmae is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae first described by Hisakazu Hayashi, Heinz G. Schroeder and Colin G. Treadaway in 1983. It is endemic to the Philippines and found only on Sibuyan Island. The forewing length is 17.5âÂÂ20 mm.
References
- Hayashi, Hisakazu; SchrÃ
Âder, 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, C. G. (1995). "Checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera)". Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo. Suppl. 14: 7-118.
- Treadaway, C. G. & SchrÃ
Âder, Heinz (2012). "Revised checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera)". Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo. Suppl. 20: 1-64.