Tarucus kulala

Tarucus kulala, the Turkana Pierrot, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Somalia (Ogaden) and northern Kenya.[2]

Tarucus kulala
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Tarucus
Species:
T. kulala
Binomial name
Tarucus kulala
Evans, 1955[1]

Adults have been recorded feeding from the flowers of Loewia tanaensis.

The larvae probably feed on Ziziphus species.

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.