Tarucus nara
| Striped Pierrot | |
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| From Delhi, India | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Tarucus |
| Species: | T. nara
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| Binomial name | |
| Tarucus nara Kollar 1848
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Tarucus nara, the striped Pierrot,[1][2] is a small butterfly found in Sri Lanka and south India[1] that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.[2]
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Female in Hyderabad -
Egg
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See also
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- ^ a b Varshney, R.K.; Smetacek, Peter (2015). A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India. New Delhi: Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal & Indinov Publishing. pp. 134–135. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.3966.2164. ISBN 978-81-929826-4-9.
- ^ a b Savela, Markku. "Tarucus nara (Kollar, 1848)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 3, 2018.