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Tarucus kiki
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Tarucus
Species:
T. kiki
Binomial name
Tarucus kiki
Larsen, 1976[1]

Tarucus kiki, the Kiki's Pierrot, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Burkina Faso, northern Ivory Coast and Nigeria.[2] The habitat consists of savanna.

The larvae feed on Ziziphus species.

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  1. ^ Tarucus at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)


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