Tarucus ananda

Dark Pierrot
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Tarucus
Species:
T. ananda
Binomial name
Tarucus ananda
(de Nicéville, [1884])
Synonyms
  • Castalius ananda

Tarucus ananda, the dark Pierrot,[1] is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. It was formerly placed in the genus Castalius, and with the delimitation of Castalius versus Tarucus being not fully resolved this may well be correct.

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