Taxonomy of Genus Tarucus Moore, 1881
Blue pierrots, Pierrots
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 4179
190570
2444470 | Families
Genera
Species |
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 3816
189502
2439455 | Families
Genera
Species |
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 3399
186457
2415487 | Families
Genera
Species |
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 1891
142849
2048615 | Families
Genera
Species |
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 322
33641
568299 | Families
Genera
Species |
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 208
32654
567261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 197
32461
565431 | Families
Genera
Species | | Division | Ditrysia
Borner, 1925
Butterflies, Moths, Skippers | 186
32290
560864 | Families
Genera
Species |
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 74
20388
404639 | Families
Genera
Species |
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 66
18154
371101 | Families
Genera
Species |
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 13
3266
144998 | Families
Genera
Species | | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 1005
38169 | Genera
Species | | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 193
15190 | Genera
Species | | Tribe | Polyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues | 155
13477 | Genera
Species | | Genus | Tarucus
Moore, 1881
Blue pierrots, Pierrots | 109 | Species |
Subnodes of Tarucus Moore, 1881 | Species | Tarucus alteratus Moore, 1882
Rusty Pierrot | | | | Species | Tarucus ananda de Nicéville, 1884
Dark Pierrot | 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Tarucus areshana Bethune-Baker, 1917
| | | | Species | Tarucus balcanicus FREYER, 1844
| | | | Species | Tarucus balkanica FREYER, 1844
Balkan Pierrot, Little Tiger Blue | 6 | Subspecies | | Species | Tarucus balkanicus FREYER, 1844
Balkan Pierrot, Black-spotted Pierrot, Little Tiger Blue | 4 | Subspecies | | Species | Tarucus bengalensis Bethune-Baker, 1917
| | | | Species | Tarucus boeticoides Stauder, 1925
| | | | Species | Tarucus boeticus
| 4 | Subspecies | | Species | Tarucus bowkeri Trimen, 1883
Bowker´s Blue | 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Tarucus callinana
| | | | Species | Tarucus callinara Butler, 1886
Spotted Pierrot | | | | Species | Tarucus cassioides Murray, 1873
| | | | Species | Tarucus cassius
| | | | Species | Tarucus celis Fruhstorfer, 1922
| | | | Species | Tarucus clathratus Holland, 1891
| | | | Species | Tarucus clorinda Verity, 1938 ⇒ Tarucus balkanica
| | | | Species | Tarucus deficiens Dufrane, 1953
| | | | Species | Tarucus dharta Bethune-Baker, 1918
Assam Pierrot | | | | Species | Tarucus extricatus Butler, 1886
Rounded Pierrot | | | | Species | Tarucus fasciatus
| | | | Species | Tarucus fluvialis Grose-Smith, 1895
| | | | Species | Tarucus frivaldszkyi Aigner-Lajos, 1907 ⇒ Tarucus balkanica
| | | | Species | Tarucus glaucias
| | | | Species | Tarucus grammicus Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1893
Black Pierrot, Dark Pierrot | | | | Species | Tarucus hazara Evans, 1932
Hazara Pierrot | | | | Species | Tarucus immarginata Stauder, 1925
| | | | Species | Tarucus indica Evans, 1932
Indian Pierrot | | | | Species | Tarucus indicus
Indian Pierrot, Indian Pointed Pierrot | | | | Species | Tarucus juvenal Fruhstorfer, 1922
| | | | Species | Tarucus kiki Larsen, 1976
Kiki´s Pierrot | | | | Species | Tarucus kulala Evans, 1955
Turkana Pierrot | | | | Species | Tarucus legrasi Stempffer, 1948
Le Gras´ Pierrot, Le Gras’ Pierrot | | | | Species | Tarucus leopardus Schultze, 1910
| | | | Species | Tarucus linearis Aurivillius, 1925
| | | | Species | Tarucus louisae Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1893 ⇒ Tarucus kiki
Black Pierrot, Dark Pierrot | | | | Species | Tarucus mediterranaea
| | | | Species | Tarucus mediterranea Bethune-Baker, 1918
| | | | Species | Tarucus mediterraneae Austaut, 1885 ⇒ Tarucus rosacea
Balochistan Pierrot, Mediterranean Pierrot | | | | Species | Tarucus mediterraneus
| | | | Species | Tarucus micaerulescens Oberthür, 1910
| | | | Species | Tarucus nara Kollar, 1844
Rounded Pierrot, Striped, Striped Pierrot | 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Tarucus needed
| | | | Species | Tarucus nigra Bethune-Baker, 1918
Black-spotted Pierrot | | | | Species | Tarucus nigrita Stauder, 1925
| | | | Species | Tarucus pharaonis
| | | | Species | Tarucus pitho Linnaeus, 1764
| | | | Species | Tarucus plinius Fabricius, 1793 ⇒ Leptotes plinius
Plumbago Blue, Zebra Blue | 4 | Subspecies | | Species | Tarucus plutarchus Fruhstorfer, 1922
| | | | Species | Tarucus psittacus Herrich-Schäffer, 1844
| | | | Species | Tarucus pulchra
| | | | Species | Tarucus pygmaea Stauder, 1925
| | | | Species | Tarucus quadratus Oglivie-Grant, 1899
| | | | Species | Tarucus rabefaner
| | | | Species | Tarucus radiata Oberthür, 1910
| | | | Species | Tarucus rosacea Austaut, 1885
Balochistan Pierrot, Mediterranean Pierrot | | | | Species | Tarucus rosaceus Austaut, 1885
Mediterranean Blue, Mediterranean Pierrot | 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Tarucus socotranus Oglivie-Grant, 1899
| | | | Species | Tarucus spec de Niceville, 1884
| | | | Species | Tarucus sybaris Hopffer, 1855
Dotted Blue | 3 | Subspecies | | Species | Tarucus telicanus
| | | | Species | Tarucus teophrastus FREYER, 1844
| 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Tarucus theophrastes
| | | | Species | Tarucus theophrastus Fabricius, 1793
African Pierrot, Common Tiger Blue, Pointed Pierrot | 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Tarucus thespis Linnaeus, 1764
Fynbos Blue, Vivid Blue, Vivid Dotted Blue | | | | Species | Tarucus transvaalensis Quickelberge, 1972
| | | | Species | Tarucus trigemmatus
| | | | Species | Tarucus ubaldus Godart, 1823
| | | | Species | Tarucus ungemachi Stempffer, 1944
Ungemach´s Pierrot | | | | Species | Tarucus venosus Moore, 1882
Himalayan Pierrot, Veined Pierrot, Viened Pierrot | 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Tarucus vreuricki Dufrane, 1954
| | | | Species | Tarucus waterstradti H. H. Druce, 1895
Assam Pierrot, Separate Pierrot Assam Pierrot | 4 | Subspecies | | Species | Tarucus webbianus
| | | | Species | Tarucus zingis Fruhstorfer, 1922
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Synonyms Native, vernacular names and spellings of Tarucus | English | Blue pierrots, Pierrots |
Distribution of Tarucus Moore, 1881 # | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | Y | Z |
Albania
| Algeria
| Angola
| Armenia
| Australia
| Azerbaijan
| Bahrain
| Bangladesh
| Bhutan
| Bosnia and Herzegovina
| Botswana
| Bulgaria
| Burkina Faso
| Cambodia
| Cameroon
5 Species | Canada
| Chad
| China
| Croatia
| Cyprus
| Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 Species | Djibouti
| East Timor
| Egypt
| Eritrea
| Ethiopia
| France
| Gambia
| Georgia
| Ghana
| Greece
| Guinea
| Hungary
| India
| Indonesia
3 Species | Iran
| Iraq
| Israel
| Ivory Coast
| Japan
| Jordan
| Kenya
| Kuwait
| Laos
| Lebanon
| Libya
| Madagascar
| Malawi
| Malaysia
| Mali
| Malta
| Mauritania
| Montenegro
| Morocco
| Mozambique
| Myanmar
| Namibia
| Nepal
| Netherlands
| Niger
| Nigeria
| Oman
| Pakistan
| Palestine
| Papua New Guinea
| Peru
| Philippines
| Qatar
| Republic South Africa
| Romania
| Russia
| Rwanda
| Saudi Arabia
| Senegal
| Somalia
| Somaliland
| South Sudan
| Spain
| Sri Lanka
| Sudan
| Switzerland
| Taiwan
| Tajikistan
| Tanzania
| Thailand
| Tunisia
| Turkey
| Turkmenistan
| Uganda
| United Arab Emirates
| Vietnam
| Yemen
| Zambia
| Zimbabwe
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