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Tarucus kiki

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Tarucus kiki
Scientific classification
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 Lycaenidae family. It is found in Burkina Faso, northern Ivory Coast and Nigeria.[2] The habitat consists of savanna.

The larvae feed on Ziziphus species.

References

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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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