Assam Pierrot | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Tarucus |
Species: | |
Subspecies: | T. w. dharta
|
Trinomial name | |
Tarucus waterstradti dharta Bethune-Baker, 1918
| |
Synonyms | |
Tarucus dharta Bethune-Baker, 1918 |
Tarucus waterstradti dharta, the Assam Pierrot, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Formerly considered a distinct species, it is now generally regarded as a well-marked subspecies of T. waterstradti.