Tarucus alteratus

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Rusty Pierrot
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Tarucus
Species:
T. alteratus
Binomial name
Tarucus alteratus
Moore, 1882

Tarucus alteratus, the rusty Pierrot, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. The species was first described by Frederic Moore in 1882.

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