Spotted Pierrot | |
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Male from Thailand | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Tarucus |
Species: | T. callinara
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Binomial name | |
Tarucus callinara Butler 1886
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Tarucus callinara, the spotted Pierrot,[1][2] is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family found in India,[1] Myanmar and Thailand.[2]
See also
References
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- ^ a b Savela, Markku. "Tarucus callinara Butler, 1886". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
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