Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Rank Genus | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Subfamily Polyommatinae | |
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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:
References
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