Biology:Tarucus grammicus
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Tarucus grammicus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Tarucus |
| Species: | T. grammicus
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| Tarucus grammicus | |
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Tarucus grammicus, the dark Pierrot or black Pierrot, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Yemen, southern Ethiopia, Somalia, eastern and northern Kenya and northern Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of savanna.
The larvae feed on Ziziphus abysinnica.
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tarucus grammicus. |
- ↑ Tarucus at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)
Wikidata ☰ Q7686892 entry
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