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Tarucus balkanicus nigra

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Lycaenidae

Rank
  
Subspecies

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Tarucus

Similar
  
Tarucus callinara, Tarucus extricatus, Tarucus balkanicus, Tarucus nara, Tarucus

Tarucus balcanicus nigra, the black-spotted Pierrot, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.

Formerly regarded as a distinct species, it is nowadays considered to be a well-marked eastern subspecies of the Balkan Pierrot (T. balkanicus).

References

Tarucus balkanicus nigra Wikipedia