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Wednesday, 5 August 2015

Balkan Pierrot or Little Tiger Blue - Tarucus balkanicus (Freyer, 1885) - Cyprus

See also - List of butterflys of Cyprus - Λίστα των πεταλούδων της Κύπρου


Family:Lycaenidae

The Balkan Pierrot or Little Tiger Blue (Tarucus balkanicus) is a small butterfly that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family. It is found in MauritaniaNiger (the Air region), Sudan (Khartoum), UgandaSaudi Arabia, the United Arab EmiratesOmanNorth Africa, the Balkans, Western Asia, parts of Central Asia and in India. The habitat consists of very arid savanna.
The larvae feed on Ziziphus species  Ziziphus lotus
.From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Photos Athalassa 5/10/2014 by George Konstantinou 



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