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Tarucus ungemachi

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Tarucus ungemachi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Tarucus
Species:
T. ungemachi
Binomial name
Tarucus ungemachi

Tarucus ungemachi, the Ungemach's Pierrot, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea, Burkina Faso, northern Ghana, northern Nigeria, northern Cameroon, Chad, southern Sudan, Ethiopia, northern Uganda and northwestern Kenya.[2] The habitat consists of savanna, including Sudan savanna and Guinea savanna.

The species is named after Henri Ungemach.

Adults typically feed from the flowers of Ziziphus, Tridax and other species.

The larvae feed on Ziziphus abyssinica.

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