Striped Pierrot
From Delhi, India
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Tarucus
Species:
T. nara
Binomial name
Tarucus nara
Kollar 1848

Tarucus nara, the striped Pierrot,[1][2] is a small butterfly found in Sri Lanka and south India[1] that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.[2]

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  1. 1 2 Varshney, R.K.; Smetacek, Peter (2015). A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India. New Delhi: Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal & Indinov Publishing. pp. 134–135. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.3966.2164. ISBN 978-81-929826-4-9.
  2. 1 2 Savela, Markku. "Tarucus nara (Kollar, 1848)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 3, 2018.


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