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