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Assam Pierrot
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Tarucus
Species:	T. waterstradti
Subspecies:	T. w. dharta
Trinomial name
	Tarucus waterstradti dharta; Bethune-Baker, 1918
Synonyms
	Tarucus dharta Bethune-Baker, 1918

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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.

Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society.
Gaonkar, Harish (1996). Butterflies of the Western Ghats, India (including Sri Lanka) - A Biodiversity Assessment of a Threatened Mountain System. Bangalore, India: Centre for Ecological Sciences.
Gay, Thomas; Kehimkar, Isaac David; Punetha, Jagdish Chandra (1992). Common Butterflies of India. Nature Guides. Bombay, India: World Wide Fund for Nature-India by Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195631647.
Haribal, Meena (1992). The Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and Their Natural History. Gangtok, Sikkim, India: Sikkim Nature Conservation Foundation.
Kunte, Krushnamegh (2000). Butterflies of Peninsular India. India, A Lifescape. Hyderabad, India: Universities Press. ISBN 978-8173713545.
Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay, India: Bombay Natural History Society. ISBN 978-8170192329.

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+{{Short description|Subspecies of butterfly}}
-{{Taxobox
+{{Subspeciesbox
-| color = pink
 | name = Assam Pierrot
+| image = Close wing position of Tarucus waterstradti (Druce, 1895) - Separate Pierrot.jpg
-| image =
-| image_width =
 | image_caption =
-| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
+| genus = Tarucus
+| species = waterstradti
-| phylum = [[Arthropod]]a
+| subspecies = dharta
-| classis = [[Insect]]a
+| authority = [[George Thomas Bethune-Baker|Bethune-Baker]], 1918
-| ordo = [[Lepidoptera]]
+| synonyms =
-| superfamilia = [[Papilionoidea]]
+''Tarucus dharta'' <small>Bethune-Baker, 1918</small>
-| familia = [[Lycaenidae]]
-| genus = ''[[Tarucus]]''
-| species = ''T. dharta''
-| binomial = ''Tarucus dharta''
-| binomial_authority = Bethune-Baker 1918
 }}
-The '''Assam Pierrot''' (''Tarucus dharta'') is a small [[butterfly]] found in [[India]] that belongs to the [[Lycaenidae|Lycaenids or Blues]] family.
+'''''Tarucus waterstradti dharta''''', the '''Assam Pierrot''', is a small [[butterfly]] found in [[India]] that belongs to the [[Lycaenidae|lycaenids or blues]] family.
+Formerly considered a distinct [[species]], it is now generally regarded as a well-marked [[subspecies]] of ''[[Tarucus waterstradti|T. waterstradti]]''.
-==References==
-* Evans, W.H. (1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies. (2nd Ed), Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India
-* Gaonkar, Harish (1996) Butterflies of the Western Ghats, India (including Sri Lanka) - A Biodiversity Assessment of a threatened mountain system. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society.
-* Gay,Thomas; Kehimkar,Isaac & Punetha,J.C.(1992) Common Butterflies of India. WWF-India and Oxford University Press, Mumbai, India.
-* Haribal, Meena (1994) Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and their Natural History.
-* Kunte,Krushnamegh  (2005) Butterflies of Peninsular India. Universities Press.
-* Wynter-Blyth, M.A. (1957) Butterflies of the Indian Region, Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.
 ==See also==
-*[[Lycaenidae]]
 *[[List of butterflies of India]]
 *[[List of butterflies of India (Lycaenidae)]]
+==Further reading==
-{{butterfly-stub}}
+* {{cite book |last=Evans |first1=W.H. |author-link=William Harry Evans |title=The Identification of Indian Butterflies |edition=2nd |location=Mumbai, India |publisher=[[Bombay Natural History Society]] |year=1932 }}
+* {{cite book |last=Gaonkar |first=Harish |author-link=Harish Gaonkar |title=Butterflies of the Western Ghats, India (including Sri Lanka) - A Biodiversity Assessment of a Threatened Mountain System |publisher=Centre for Ecological Sciences |location=Bangalore, India |year=1996 }}
+* {{cite book |last1=Gay |first1=Thomas |last2=Kehimkar |first2=Isaac David |last3=Punetha |first3=Jagdish Chandra |title=Common Butterflies of India |series=Nature Guides |publisher= World Wide Fund for Nature-India by Oxford University Press |location=Bombay, India |year=1992 |isbn=978-0195631647 }}
+* {{cite book |last=Haribal |first=Meena |title=The Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and Their Natural History |location=Gangtok, Sikkim, India |publisher=Sikkim Nature Conservation Foundation |year=1992 }}
+* {{cite book |last=Kunte |first=Krushnamegh |title=Butterflies of Peninsular India |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cuPPjOMcu_4C |series=India, A Lifescape |location=Hyderabad, India |publisher=Universities Press |year=2000 |isbn=978-8173713545 }}
+* {{cite book|last=Wynter-Blyth |first=Mark Alexander |author-link=Mark Alexander Wynter-Blyth |title=Butterflies of the Indian Region |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yEkgAQAAMAAJ |year=1957 |location=Bombay, India |publisher=[[Bombay Natural History Society]] |isbn=978-8170192329 }}
+{{Taxonbar|from=Q21401264}}
 [[Category:Tarucus]]
+[[Category:Butterflies of Asia]]
+[[Category:Butterfly subspecies]]
+{{Polyommatini-stub}}