Tarucus grammicus
"Black Pierrot" redirects here. For the 1913 film, see The Black Pierrot (1913 film). For the 1926 film, see The Black Pierrot.
Tarucus grammicus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Tarucus |
Species: | T. grammicus |
Binomial name | |
Tarucus grammicus (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1893)[1] | |
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Tarucus grammicus, the dark Pierrot or black Pierrot, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Yemen, southern Ethiopia, Somalia, eastern and northern Kenya and northern Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of savanna.
The larvae feed on Ziziphus abysinnica.
References
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- ↑ Tarucus at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)
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