Tarucus waterstradti
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Tarucus |
| Species: | T. waterstradti
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| Binomial name | |
| Tarucus waterstradti H. H. Druce, 1895
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Tarucus waterstradti is a small butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. It was first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1895.The name honours John Waterstradt.
The larva is found on Eugenia, (in association with Crematogaster ants).[1]
Subspecies[edit]
- T. w. waterstradti Borneo
- T. w. dharta Bethune-Baker, [1918] Sikkim, Assam, Myanmar, Thailand
- T. w. vileja (Fruhstorfer, 1918) Sumatra, Peninsular Malaya
- T. w. simillimus Schröder & Treadaway, 1985
References[edit]
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Wikispecies has information related to Tarucus waterstradti.
- ^ Savela, Markku (November 17, 2018). "Tarucus waterstradti Druce, 1895". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- Brower, Andrew V. Z. (May 19, 2008). "Tarucus Moore 1881 The Blue Pierrots". Tree of Life Web Project. Retrieved December 16, 2019.