Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Lycaenidae > Polyommatinae > Polyommatini > Tarucus
Tarucus balkanica (Freyer, 1844) – Little Tiger Pierrot
Subspecies in India:
(1) Tarucus balkanica nigra Bethune-Baker, [1918] – Black-spotted Pierrot
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Tarucus balkanica nigra – Black-spotted Pierrot
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
References:
Ankita Gupta, P. V. Churi, A. Sengupta & S. Mhatre 2014. Lycaenidae parasitoids from peninsular India with description of four new species of microgastrine wasps (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) along with new insights on host relationships. Zootaxa 3827 (4): 439–470.
Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Lycaenidae > Polyommatinae > Polyommatini > Tarucus
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Churi, P., A. Soman & A. Sengupta. 2019. Tarucus balkanica (Freyer, 1844) – Little Tiger Pierrot. Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 2.65. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/1127/Tarucus-balkanica
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