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Tuxentius

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Lycaenidae

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Subfamily
  
Polyommatinae

Tuxentius

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Tuxentius is a butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae. They are commonly known as pied Pierrots or pies. Contained in this genus are the African species formerly placed in Castalius, except the blue-eyed Pierrot (sometimes called blue pied Pierrot) which is separated in Zintha.

Species

The members of genus Tuxentius are:

  • Tuxentius calice (Hopffer, 1855)
  • Tuxentius carana (Hewitson, 1876)
  • Tuxentius cretosus (Butler, 1876)
  • Tuxentius ertli (Aurivillius, 1907)
  • Tuxentius gabrieli Balint, 1999
  • Tuxentius hesperis (Vári, 1976)
  • Tuxentius kaffana (Talbot, 1935)
  • Tuxentius margaritaceus (Sharpe, 1892)
  • Tuxentius melaena (Trimen, 1887) – dark pied Pierrot
  • Tuxentius stempfferi (Kielland, 1976)
  • References

    Tuxentius Wikipedia