Tarucus
The Blue Pierrots
Andrew V. Z. Brower- Afrotropical Tarucus group
- Tarucus balkanica
- Tarucus bowkeri
- Tarucus grammicus
- Tarucus kiki
- Tarucus kulala
- Tarucus legrasi
- Tarucus quadratus
- Tarucus rosacea
- Tarucus sybaris
- Tarucus theophrastus
- Tarucus thespis
- Tarucus ungemachi
- South Asian Tarucus group
- Tarucus ananda
- Tarucus callinara
- Tarucus indica
- Tarucus nara
- Tarucus venosus
- Tarucus waterstradti
Introduction
A widespread genus of the Old World tropics. Larvae feed on Zizyphus and are attended by ants.References
Ackery, P. R., Smith, C. R. & Vane-Wright, R. I. (ed.) 1995 Carcasson's African butterflies. Canberra: CSIRO.
Corbet, A. S., Pendlebury, H. M. & Eliot, J. N. 1992 The butterflies of the Malay Peninsula. Kuala Lumpur: Malayan Nature Society.
Larsen, T. B. 2005 Butterflies of West Africa. Stenstrup, Denmark: Apollo Books.
Title Illustrations
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Scientific Name | Tarucus theophrastus |
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Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
Source | Tarucus theophrastus |
Source Collection | Flickr |
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Copyright | © 2009 pedro requena diaz |
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