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Tarucus balkanicus nigra
| Black-spotted Pierrot | |
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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: | |
| Subspecies: | T. b. nigra
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| Trinomial name | |
| Tarucus balkanicus nigra Bethune-Baker, 1918
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| Synonyms | |
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Tarucus nigra Bethune-Baker, 1918 | |
Tarucus balcanicus nigra, the black-spotted Pierrot, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Formerly regarded as a distinct species, it is nowadays considered to be a well-marked eastern subspecies of the Balkan Pierrot (T. balkanicus).
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