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Tarucus theophrastus (Common Tiger Blue)

Synonyms: Hesperia theophrastus (homotypic); Lycaena micaerulescens; Lycaena nara

Wikipedia Abstract

The Common Tiger Blue, Pointed Pierrot or African Pierrot (Tarucus theophrastus) is a small butterfly found in the Old World tropics. It belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family. This is the type species of the genus Tarucus.
View Wikipedia Record: Tarucus theophrastus

Infraspecies

Tarucus theophrastus indica
Tarucus theophrastus theophrastus

Prey / Diet

Ziziphus mauritiana (Indian jujube)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0