Tarucus callinara

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Spotted Pierrot
Spotted Pierrot Tarucus callinara at Delhi by Dr. Raju Kasambe (1).jpg
Male from Thailand
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Tarucus
Species:
T. callinara
Binomial name
Tarucus callinara
Butler 1886

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

  1. ^ a b Varshney, R.K.; Smetacek, Peter (2015). A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India. New Delhi: Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal & Indinov Publishing. p. 134. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.3966.2164. ISBN 978-81-929826-4-9.
  2. ^ a b Savela, Markku. "Tarucus callinara Butler, 1886". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 3, 2018.