Dacalana mio is a
butterfly of the family
Lycaenidaefirst described by Hisakazu Hayashi, Heinz G. Schroeder and Colin G. Treadaway in 1983.[2] Forewing length: 16–18 mm. It is rare species, endemic to the
Philippines and found only on the islands of
Mindanao and
Leyte.
Hayashi, Hisakazu, Schrőder, 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, Colin G., 1995: Checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo, Suppl. 14: 7–118.
Takanami, Yusuke & Seki, Yasuo (April 1, 2001).
"Edition 12". A Synonymic List of Lycaenidae from the Philippines. Archived from
the original on June 14, 2001 – via Internet Archive.
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.