Tarucus kulala
| Tarucus kulala | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Tarucus |
| Species: | T. kulala
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| Binomial name | |
| Tarucus kulala Evans, 1955[1]
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Tarucus kulala, the Turkana Pierrot, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Somalia (Ogaden) and northern Kenya.[2]
Adults have been recorded feeding from the flowers of Loewia tanaensis.
The larvae probably feed on Ziziphus species.
References
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- ^ Tarucus at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)