Tarucus waterstradti
| Tarucus waterstradti | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Tarucus |
| Species: | T. waterstradti |
| Binomial name | |
| Tarucus waterstradti Druce, 1895 | |
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Tarucus waterstradti is a small butterfly found in the Indomalaya ecozone that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family.
The larva is found on Eugenia, (in association with Crematogaster ants)
Subspecies
- T. w. waterstradti Borneo
- T. w. dharta Bethune-Baker, [1918] Sikkim, Assam, Burma, Thailand
- T. w. vileja (Fruhstorfer, 1918) Sumatra, Peninsular Malaya
- T. w. simillimus Schröder & Treadaway, 1985
References
| Wikispecies has information related to: Tarucus waterstradti |
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tarucus waterstradti. |
- Brower, Andrew V.Z. (2008): Tree of Life Web Project – Tarucus Moore 1881. The Blue Pierrots. Version of 2008-MAY-19. Retrieved 2009-NOV-29.
- Savela, Markku (2009): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms – Tarucus. Version of 2009-AUG-15. Retrieved 2009-NOV-29.
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