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Tarucus
''Tarucus'' is a butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae. They are commonly known as blue Pierrots or simply Pierrots. The latter name is often used for the closely related genus ''Castalius''. The delimitation of ''Castalius'' versus ''Tarucus'' is not yet fully resolved, with some species, such as the dark Pierrot (''T. ananda''), having been moved between the two genera repeatedly. It may even be that they are eventually regarded as synonymous, and in that case the older name ''Castalius'' would supersede ''Tarucus'' by the ''Principle of Priority''. Several species formerly in ''Tarucus'' were moved to '' Leptotes'', another closely related lineage (though not quite as close as ''Castalius''). The caterpillars of this genus typically feed on ''Zizyphus'' and are attended by ants. Species The genus can be divided in two distinct groups. These are generally separated geographically, but some taxa (such as the black-spotted Pierrot, ''T. balkanicus nigra''), though assigned t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarucus Sybaris
''Tarucus sybaris'', the dotted blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern Africa. The wingspan is 22–26 mm for males and 20–27 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round, with a peak from November to March. The larvae feed on ''Ziziphus ''Ziziphus'' is a genus of about 40 species of spiny shrubs and small trees in the buckthorn family, Rhamnaceae, distributed in the warm-temperate, subtropical and tropical regions of the world. The leaves are alternate, entire, with three promi ...'' species, including '' Z. zeyheriana'' and '' Z. mucronata''. Subspecies *''Tarucus sybaris sybaris'' – South Africa (East Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, eastern Orange Free State, Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Limpopo Province and North West Province), Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi *''Tarucus sybaris linearis'' (Aurivillius, 1924) – North Cape, western Orange Free State, Namibia, Angola, Botswana References Butterflies described in 1855 Tarucus [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarucus Balkanicus
''Tarucus balkanicus'', the Balkan Pierrot or little tiger blue, is a small butterfly that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. It is found in Mauritania, Niger (the Aïr region), Sudan (Khartoum), Uganda, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, North Africa, the Balkans, western Asia, parts of central Asia and in India. The habitat consists of very arid savanna. The larvae feed on ''Ziziphus'' species. Subspecies *''T. b. balkanicus'' (Mauritania, Niger: Aïr region, Sudan, Uganda, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Algeria, south-eastern Europe, Asia Minor, Middle East, Syria, Iran, North Africa) *''T. b. areshana'' Bethune-Baker, 918/small> (Kopet-Dagh) *''T. b. alternatus'' Moore, 1882 (Ghissar, Darvaz) *''T. b. nigra'' Bethune-Baker, 1918- Black-spotted pierrot (Baluchistan, Saurasthtra, Delhi, Peshawar, Simla Hills, C.India) Description Underside: Tailed.White with a prominent black streak from the base of both wings. Markings normally black. Continu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Pierrot
''Tarucus ananda'', the dark Pierrot, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. It was formerly placed in the genus ''Castalius'', and with the delimitation of ''Castalius'' versus ''Tarucus'' being not fully resolved this may well be correct. Distribution Peninsular and southern India up to Mumbai; Sikkim, Assam and Khasi Hills onto Myanmar and Dawnas; Orissa Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of Sch .... In southern India the butterfly occurs in Kanara, Nilgiris and Anaimalai Hills, and possibly Thailand. Status William Harry Evans described the species as not being rare. Description Male Upperside: dark purple, sometimes fuliginous, sometimes bright and shining. Forewings and hindwings: terminal margins edged with fuscous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarucus Theophrastus
''Tarucus theophrastus'', the common tiger blue, pointed Pierrot or African Pierrot, is a small butterfly found in the Old World tropics. It belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. This is the type species of the genus ''Tarucus''. Description Male upperside pale purple to violet with in certain lights a blue suffusion, the markings of the underside apparent through transparency. Forewing: costal margin above vein 12 suffused strongly with blue; discocellulars with a transverse elongate blackish spot; a slender anteciliary black line. Hindwing: immaculate except for an anteciliary black line as on the forewing. Cilia of both forewings and hindwings dull sullied white with a brownish-black band along their bases. Underside: white with the following black markings: Forewing: an anteciliary line continued along the costa but not up to the base; a streak from base passing obliquely to the costa; an obliquely-placed irregular mark across the cell with a spot below it in interspac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hesperia Theophrastus
''Tarucus theophrastus'', the common tiger blue, pointed Pierrot or African Pierrot, is a small butterfly found in the Old World tropics. It belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. This is the type species of the genus ''Tarucus''. Description Male upperside pale purple to violet with in certain lights a blue suffusion, the markings of the underside apparent through transparency. Forewing: costal margin above vein 12 suffused strongly with blue; discocellulars with a transverse elongate blackish spot; a slender anteciliary black line. Hindwing: immaculate except for an anteciliary black line as on the forewing. Cilia of both forewings and hindwings dull sullied white with a brownish-black band along their bases. Underside: white with the following black markings: Forewing: an anteciliary line continued along the costa but not up to the base; a streak from base passing obliquely to the costa; an obliquely-placed irregular mark across the cell with a spot below it in interspac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarucus Bowkeri
''Tarucus bowkeri'', or Bowker's blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, from the Northern Cape, south to fynbos in the West Cape and east to the Amathole Mountains in the Eastern Cape. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ... is 23–27 mm for males and 26–29 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to March, but is most common in early summer and sometimes also on wing in winter. There are multiple generations per year. The larvae feed on '' Phylica paniculata''. Subspecies *''Tarucus bowkeri bowkeri'' (from Eastern Cape along escarpment to KwaZulu-Natal and along the Drakensberg foothills) *''Tarucus bowkeri transvaalensis'' Quickelberge, 1972 (from Mpumalanga and the Limpopo province along the Drak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarucus Rosacea
''Tarucus rosacea'', the Mediterranean Pierrot or Mediterranean tiger blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Mauritania, Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea, Burkina Faso, northern Ivory Coast, northern Ghana, northern Nigeria, Niger, northern Cameroon, Chad, Sudan, Ethiopia, northern Uganda, north-western Kenya, Somalia, Djibouti and Arabia. The habitat consists of Sudan savanna and the Sahel. Adults feed from the flowers of ''Ziziphus'' species. The larvae feed on ''Ziziphus jujuba''. They are associated with ants of the '' Plagiolepis'', '' Camponotus'' and ''Monomorium ''Monomorium'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. As of 2013 it contains about 396 species. It is distributed around the world, with many species native to the Old World tropics. It is considered to be "one of the more important grou ...'' genera. References Butterflies described in 1885 Tarucus Butterflies of Africa {{Polyommatini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarucus Grammicus
''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 Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and .... The habitat consists of savanna. The larvae feed on '' Ziziphus abysinnica''. References Butterflies described in 1893 Tarucus Butterflies of Africa {{Polyommatini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black-spotted Pierrot
''Tarucus balcanicus nigra'', the black-spotted Pierrot, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. Formerly regarded as a distinct species, it is nowadays considered to be a well-marked eastern subspecies In biological classification, subspecies is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed. Not all species ... of the Balkan Pierrot (''T. balkanicus''). See also * List of butterflies of India (Lycaenidae) Further reading * * * * * * Tarucus Butterflies of Asia Butterfly subspecies {{Polyommatini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarucus Quadratus
''Tarucus quadratus'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Yemen (Socotra) and Somalia Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti .... References Butterflies described in 1899 Tarucus Butterflies of Africa {{Polyommatini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarucus Legrasi
''Tarucus legrasi'', the Le Gras' Pierrot, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, Burkina Faso, northern Ivory Coast, Nigeria (north of Kano), Niger ( Aïr), northern Cameroon, Chad, Sudan, northern Uganda, north-western Kenya and Somalia. The habitat consists of arid (Sahelian) savanna The larvae feed on ''Ziziphus ''Ziziphus'' is a genus of about 40 species of spiny shrubs and small trees in the buckthorn family, Rhamnaceae, distributed in the warm-temperate, subtropical and tropical regions of the world. The leaves are alternate, entire, with three promi ...'' species. References Butterflies described in 1948 Tarucus {{Polyommatini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarucus Kulala
''Tarucus kulala'', the Turkana Pierrot, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Somalia (Ogaden) and northern Kenya. Adults have been recorded feeding from the flowers of '' Loewia tanaensis''. The larvae probably feed on ''Ziziphus ''Ziziphus'' is a genus of about 40 species of spiny shrubs and small trees in the buckthorn family, Rhamnaceae, distributed in the warm-temperate, subtropical and tropical regions of the world. The leaves are alternate, entire, with three promi ...'' species. References Butterflies described in 1955 Tarucus {{Polyommatini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
