Tarucus ungemachi
Species of butterfly
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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.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Tarucus |
| Species: | T. ungemachi |
| Binomial name | |
| Tarucus ungemachi | |
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.
