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Forest Pierrot

Taraka hamada

Classification

Class
Insecta

Taraka hamada, the forest Pierrot, is a small species of butterfly found in Asia, that belongs to the lycaenids (or blues) family. Description The uppersides of its wings are very pale brown in color, somewhat paler in the female, uniform, with the black spots of the underside faintly apparent by transparency. The undersides are white, with round black spots and markings as follows: forewing: a spot at base of wing followed in transverse order by two spots, again two spots, then an irregular row of five spots that crosses near the apex of cell, the lower two coalescent, beyond that…

Distribution

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