Little Tiger Blue
Tarucus balkanica
Classification
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Lycaenidae
Tarucus balkanicus, the Balkan Pierrot or little tiger blue, is a small butterfly that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. They inhabit parts of West Africa, East Africa, the Middle East, North Africa, the Balkans, western and parts of central Asia, and arid savanna. Their larvae feed on the Jerusalem thorn trees and on Ziziphus lotus.
L’Azuré de l'argolou (Tarucus balkanicus) est une espèce d'insectes lépidoptères de la famille des Lycaenidae, de la sous-famille des Polyommatinae et du genre Tarucus. Dénominations Tarucus balkanicus (Christian Friedrich Freyer, 1845) Synonymes :Lycaena balkanica (Freyer, 1844). Noms vernaculaires L’Azuré de l'argolou se nomme en anglais Little Tiger Blue ou Balkan Pierrot.
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Distribution
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