Dark Pierrot
Tarucus ananda (de Nicéville, [1883]) Malayalam Name : ഇരുളൻ കോമാളി Common Name ; Dark Pierrot Order : Lepidoptera Super Family : Papilionoidae (Butterflies) Family : Lycaenidae Sub Family : Polyommatinae DIST RIBUTION Peninsular India STATUS: Not common HABITAT They are found in semi-arid plains, degraded patches of evergreen patches, and semi-evergreen forest, gardens, hill stations and forests—in fact, wherever its food plant, Kalanchoe , is abundant. HABITS Tarucus ananda is associated with Crematogaster ants IDENTIFICATION FEATURES S...