Tarucus balkanicus nigra

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Black-spotted Pierrot
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Tarucus
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Subspecies:
T. b. nigra
Trinomial name
Tarucus balkanicus nigra
Synonyms

Tarucus nigraBethune-Baker, 1918

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 of the Balkan Pierrot (T. balkanicus).

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