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'''''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]] ([[Aïr]]), northern [[Cameroon]], [[Chad]], [[Sudan]], northern [[Uganda]], north-western [[Kenya]] and [[Somalia]].<ref name=ATBUT>[http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_polyommatini_1.doc Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)]</ref> The habitat consists of arid ([[Sahelian]]) savanna |
'''''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 (city)|Kano]]), [[Niger]] ([[Aïr]]), northern [[Cameroon]], [[Chad]], [[Sudan]], northern [[Uganda]], north-western [[Kenya]] and [[Somalia]].<ref name=ATBUT>[http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_polyommatini_1.doc Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)]</ref> The habitat consists of arid ([[Sahelian]]) savanna |
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The larvae feed on ''[[Ziziphus]]'' species. |
The larvae feed on ''[[Ziziphus]]'' species. |
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Latest revision as of 21:12, 3 August 2024
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Tarucus |
| Species: | T. legrasi
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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 (Aïr), northern Cameroon, Chad, Sudan, northern Uganda, north-western Kenya and Somalia.[2] The habitat consists of arid (Sahelian) savanna
The larvae feed on Ziziphus species.
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tarucus legrasi.
Wikispecies has information related to Tarucus legrasi.
- ^ Tarucus at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)