Tarucus kiki
| Tarucus kiki | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Tarucus |
| Species: | T. kiki |
| Binomial name | |
| Tarucus kiki Larsen, 1976[1] | |
Tarucus kiki, the Kiki's Pierrot, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Burkina Faso, northern Ivory Coast and Nigeria.[2] The habitat consists of savanna.
The larvae feed on Ziziphus species.
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- ↑ Tarucus at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)
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