Tarucus grammicus

Tarucus grammicus, the dark Pierrot or black Pierrot, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Yemen, southern Ethiopia, Somalia, eastern and northern Kenya and northern Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of savanna.

"Black Pierrot" redirects here. For the 1913 film, see The Black Pierrot (1913 film). For the 1926 film, see The Black Pierrot.

Tarucus grammicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Tarucus
Species:
T. grammicus
Binomial name
Tarucus grammicus
Synonyms
  • Lycaenesthes grammicus Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1893
  • Tarucus louisae Sharpe, 1898

The larvae feed on Ziziphus abysinnica.

References
  1. Tarucus at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)


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