Tarucus_rosacea

<i>Tarucus rosacea</i>

Tarucus rosacea

Species of butterfly

Tarucus rosacea, the Mediterranean Pierrot or Mediterranean tiger blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Mauritania, Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea, Burkina Faso, northern Ivory Coast, northern Ghana, northern Nigeria, Niger, northern Cameroon, Chad, Sudan, Ethiopia, northern Uganda, north-western Kenya, Somalia, Djibouti and Arabia.[2] The habitat consists of Sudan savanna and the Sahel.

Quick Facts Tarucus rosacea, Conservation status ...

Adults feed from the flowers of Ziziphus species.

The larvae feed on Ziziphus jujuba. They are associated with ants of the Plagiolepis, Camponotus and Monomorium genera.

References

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  1. [1]
    Tarucus at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
  2. [2]
    Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)


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