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| classis = [[Insect]]a |
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| ordo = [[Lepidoptera]] |
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| superfamilia = [[Papilionoidea]] |
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| familia = [[Lycaenidae]] |
| familia = [[Lycaenidae]] |
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| genus = ''[[Tarucus]]'' |
| genus = ''[[Tarucus]]'' |
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Subspecies: | T. w. dharta
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Tarucus waterstradti dharta Bethune-Baker, 1918
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Tarucus dharta Bethune-Baker, 1918 |
The Assam Pierrot (Tarucus waterstradti dharta) 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.
Further reading
- 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.