Description

• Common Name : Rounded/Striped Pierrot
• Scientific Name : Tarucus nara (Kol.)
• Family : LYCAENIDAE
• Wingspan : 24-28mm
• Colour : White with black spots and border; upper side violet blue with narrow black border.
• Habit : Found in open areas and thinly wooded areas. Visits flowers, damp patches, fond of sunshine; it basks particularly after the rains.
• Larval Host Plants : Ziziphus mauritiana, Ziziphus rugosa.
• Location : Throughout West Bengal

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