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Tarucus balkanicus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Lycaenidae

Scientific name
  
Tarucus balkanicus

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Tarucus

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Tarucus, Erynnis marloyi, Carcharodus orientalis, Pseudophilotes vicrama, Lesser Fiery Copper

tarucus balkanicus


Tarucus balkanicus, the Balkan Pierrot or little tiger blue, is a small butterfly that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. It is found in Mauritania, Niger (the Aïr region), Sudan (Khartoum), Uganda, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, North Africa, the Balkans, western Asia, parts of central Asia and in India. The habitat consists of very arid savanna.

Contents

The larvae feed on Ziziphus species.

Subspecies

  • T. b. balkanicus (Mauritania, Niger: Aïr region, Sudan, Uganda, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Algeria, south-eastern Europe, Asia Minor, Middle East, Syria, Iran, North Africa)
  • T. b. areshana Bethune-Baker, [1918] (Kopet-Dagh)
  • T. b. alternatus Moore, 1882 (Ghissar, Darvaz)
  • T. b. nigra Bethune-Baker, 1918 - black-spotted Pierrot

    • References

    Tarucus balkanicus Wikipedia
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