Tarucus nara

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Striped Pierrot
From Kovaipudur in Coimbatore
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Tarucus
Species: T. nara
Binomial name
Tarucus nara
Kollar 1848

The Striped Pierrot (Tarucus nara) a.k.a. Rounded Pierrot is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family.

Image from Adalbert Seitz
Image from Adalbert Seitz

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