Tarucus nara

Striped Pierrot
From Kovaipudur in Coimbatore
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Tarucus
Species:	T. nara
Binomial name
Tarucus nara Kollar 1848

The Striped Pierrot (Tarucus nara) is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family.

See also

• Lycaenidae
• List of butterflies of India
• List of butterflies of India (Lycaenidae)

Gallery

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  Image from Adalbert Seitz
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  Female on Zizyphus species in Hyderabad, India.
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  Female on Zizyphus species in Hyderabad, India.
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  Female laying eggs on Zizyphus species in Hyderabad, India.
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  Female laying eggs on Zizyphus species in Raigad, India.
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  Female laying eggs on Zizyphus species in Raigad, India.
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  Female laying eggs in Hyderabad, India.
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  Female in Hyderabad, India.
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  Female in Hyderabad, India.