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Tarucus Balkanicus Specimen Male And Female From Turkey
''Tarucus'' is a butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae. They are commonly known as blue Pierrots or simply Pierrots. The latter name is often used for the closely related genus ''Castalius''. The delimitation of ''Castalius'' versus ''Tarucus'' is not yet fully resolved, with some species, such as the dark Pierrot (''T. ananda''), having been moved between the two genera repeatedly. It may even be that they are eventually regarded as synonymous, and in that case the older name ''Castalius'' would supersede ''Tarucus'' by the ''Principle of Priority''. Several species formerly in ''Tarucus'' were moved to '' Leptotes'', another closely related lineage (though not quite as close as ''Castalius''). The caterpillars of this genus typically feed on '' Zizyphus'' and are attended by ants. Species The genus can be divided in two distinct groups. These are generally separated geographically, but some taxa (such as the black-spotted Pierrot, ''T. balkanicus nigra''), though assigned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rounded Pierrot
''Tarucus extricatus'', the rounded Pierrot, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. See also *List of butterflies of India *List of butterflies of India (Lycaenidae) This is a list of the butterflies of India belonging to the family Lycaenidae and an index to the species articles. This forms part of the full List of butterflies of India. This list is based on Evans (1932) and includes 318 species bel ... References * * * * * * Extricatus Butterflies of Asia Butterflies described in 1886 {{Polyommatini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black-spotted Pierrot
''Tarucus balcanicus nigra'', the black-spotted Pierrot, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. Formerly regarded as a distinct species, it is nowadays considered to be a well-marked eastern subspecies In biological classification, subspecies is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed. Not all species ... of the Balkan Pierrot (''T. balkanicus''). See also * List of butterflies of India (Lycaenidae) Further reading * * * * * * Tarucus Butterflies of Asia Butterfly subspecies {{Polyommatini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarucus Sybaris
''Tarucus sybaris'', the dotted blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern Africa. The wingspan is 22โ26 mm for males and 20โ27 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round, with a peak from November to March. The larvae feed on ''Ziziphus ''Ziziphus'' is a genus of about 40 species of spiny shrubs and small trees in the buckthorn family, Rhamnaceae, distributed in the warm-temperate, subtropical and tropical regions of the world. The leaves are alternate, entire, with three promi ...'' species, including '' Z. zeyheriana'' and '' Z. mucronata''. Subspecies *''Tarucus sybaris sybaris'' โ South Africa (East Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, eastern Orange Free State, Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Limpopo Province and North West Province), Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi *''Tarucus sybaris linearis'' (Aurivillius, 1924) โ North Cape, western Orange Free State, Namibia, Angola, Botswana References Butterflies described in 1855 Tarucus [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarucus Rosacea
''Tarucus rosacea'', the Mediterranean Pierrot or Mediterranean tiger blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Mauritania, Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea, Burkina Faso, northern Ivory Coast, northern Ghana, northern Nigeria, Niger, northern Cameroon, Chad, Sudan, Ethiopia, northern Uganda, north-western Kenya, Somalia, Djibouti and Arabia. The habitat consists of Sudan savanna and the Sahel. Adults feed from the flowers of ''Ziziphus'' species. The larvae feed on ''Ziziphus jujuba''. They are associated with ants of the '' Plagiolepis'', '' Camponotus'' and ''Monomorium ''Monomorium'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. As of 2013 it contains about 396 species. It is distributed around the world, with many species native to the Old World tropics. It is considered to be "one of the more important grou ...'' genera. References Butterflies described in 1885 Tarucus Butterflies of Africa {{Polyommatini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarucus Quadratus
''Tarucus quadratus'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Yemen (Socotra) and Somalia Somalia, , Osmanya script: ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐; ar, ุงูุตูู ุงู, aแนฃ-แนขลซmฤl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti .... References Butterflies described in 1899 Tarucus Butterflies of Africa {{Polyommatini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarucus Legrasi
''Tarucus legrasi'', the Le Gras' Pierrot, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, Burkina Faso, northern Ivory Coast, Nigeria (north of Kano), Niger ( Aรฏr), northern Cameroon, Chad, Sudan, northern Uganda, north-western Kenya and Somalia. The habitat consists of arid (Sahelian) savanna The larvae feed on ''Ziziphus ''Ziziphus'' is a genus of about 40 species of spiny shrubs and small trees in the buckthorn family, Rhamnaceae, distributed in the warm-temperate, subtropical and tropical regions of the world. The leaves are alternate, entire, with three promi ...'' species. References Butterflies described in 1948 Tarucus {{Polyommatini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarucus Kulala
''Tarucus kulala'', the Turkana Pierrot, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Somalia (Ogaden) and northern Kenya. Adults have been recorded feeding from the flowers of '' Loewia tanaensis''. The larvae probably feed on ''Ziziphus ''Ziziphus'' is a genus of about 40 species of spiny shrubs and small trees in the buckthorn family, Rhamnaceae, distributed in the warm-temperate, subtropical and tropical regions of the world. The leaves are alternate, entire, with three promi ...'' species. References Butterflies described in 1955 Tarucus {{Polyommatini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarucus Kiki
''Tarucus kiki'', the Kiki's Pierrot, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Burkina Faso, northern Ivory Coast and Nigeria. The habitat consists of savanna. The larvae feed on ''Ziziphus ''Ziziphus'' is a genus of about 40 species of spiny shrubs and small trees in the buckthorn family, Rhamnaceae, distributed in the warm-temperate, subtropical and tropical regions of the world. The leaves are alternate, entire, with three p ...'' species. References Butterflies described in 1976 Tarucus {{Polyommatini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarucus Grammicus
''Tarucus grammicus'', the dark Pierrot or black Pierrot, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Yemen, southern Ethiopia, Somalia, eastern and northern Kenya and northern Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and .... The habitat consists of savanna. The larvae feed on '' Ziziphus abysinnica''. References Butterflies described in 1893 Tarucus Butterflies of Africa {{Polyommatini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarucus Bowkeri
''Tarucus bowkeri'', or Bowker's blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, from the Northern Cape, south to fynbos in the West Cape and east to the Amathole Mountains in the Eastern Cape. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777โ200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ... is 23โ27 mm for males and 26โ29 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to March, but is most common in early summer and sometimes also on wing in winter. There are multiple generations per year. The larvae feed on '' Phylica paniculata''. Subspecies *''Tarucus bowkeri bowkeri'' (from Eastern Cape along escarpment to KwaZulu-Natal and along the Drakensberg foothills) *''Tarucus bowkeri transvaalensis'' Quickelberge, 1972 (from Mpumalanga and the Limpopo province along the Drak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarucus Balkanicus Nigra
''Tarucus balcanicus nigra'', the black-spotted Pierrot, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. Formerly regarded as a distinct species, it is nowadays considered to be a well-marked eastern subspecies of the Balkan Pierrot (''T. balkanicus''). See also *List of butterflies of India (Lycaenidae) This is a list of the butterflies of India belonging to the family Lycaenidae and an index to the species articles. This forms part of the full List of butterflies of India. This list is based on Evans (1932) and includes 318 species bel ... Further reading * * * * * * Tarucus Butterflies of Asia Butterfly subspecies {{Polyommatini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarucus Balkanicus
''Tarucus balkanicus'', the Balkan Pierrot or little tiger blue, is a small butterfly that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. It is found in Mauritania, Niger (the Aรฏr region), Sudan (Khartoum), Uganda, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, North Africa, the Balkans, western Asia, parts of central Asia and in India. The habitat consists of very arid savanna. The larvae feed on ''Ziziphus'' species. Subspecies *''T. b. balkanicus'' (Mauritania, Niger: Aรฏr region, Sudan, Uganda, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Algeria, south-eastern Europe, Asia Minor, Middle East, Syria, Iran, North Africa) *''T. b. areshana'' Bethune-Baker, 918/small> (Kopet-Dagh) *''T. b. alternatus'' Moore, 1882 (Ghissar, Darvaz) *''T. b. nigra'' Bethune-Baker, 1918- Black-spotted pierrot (Baluchistan, Saurasthtra, Delhi, Peshawar, Simla Hills, C.India) Description Underside: Tailed.White with a prominent black streak from the base of both wings. Markings normally black. Continu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
