Tarucus nara

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]

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

Gallery

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  Dorsal view (male)
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  Image from Adalbert Seitz
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  Female on Zizyphus species in Hyderabad, India
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  Female in Hyderabad
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  Egg

See also

• List of butterflies of India
• List of butterflies of India (Lycaenidae)

References

1. 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. Savela, Markku. "Tarucus nara (Kollar, 1848)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 3, 2018.