About Tarucus nara
Tarucus nara, commonly known as the striped Pierrot, is a small butterfly species. It is a member of the lycaenids, also called the blues butterfly family. This species can be found in Sri Lanka and southern India.
Tarucus nara is a animal in the Lycaenidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Tarucus nara
Tarucus nara
Tarucus nara (striped Pierrot) is a small blue family butterfly found in Sri Lanka and south India.
Photo: (c) Mayuresh Kulkarni, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mayuresh Kulkarni · cc-by-nc
Taxonomy
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Thecla joya Dognin, 1895
Thecla joya Dognin, 1895
Discolampa ethion (Westwood, 1851)
Discolampa ethion (Westwood, 1851)
Euphilotes enoptes ancilla (Barnes & McDunnough, 1918)
Euphilotes enoptes ancilla (Barnes & McDunnough, 1918)
Anthene lycaenoides (Felder, 1860)
Anthene lycaenoides (Felder, 1860)
Horaga albimacula (Wood-Mason & De Nicéville, 1881)
Horaga albimacula (Wood-Mason & De Nicéville, 1881)
Loweia tityrus (Poda, 1761)
Loweia tityrus (Poda, 1761)
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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