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The Balkan Pierrot or Little Tiger Blue (''Tarucus balkanicus'') is a small butterfly that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family. It is found in Mauritania, Niger (the Air region), Sudan (Khartoum), Uganda, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, North Africa, the Balkans, Western Asia, parts of Central Asia and in India. The habitat consists of very arid savanna.〔(Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1) )〕 The larvae feed on ''Ziziphus'' species. ==Subspecies== *''T. b. balkanicus'' (Mauritania, Niger: Air region, Sudan, Uganda, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Algeria, south-eastern Europe, Asia Minor, Middle East, Syria, Iran, North Africa) *''T. b. areshana'' Bethune-Baker, () (Kopet-Dagh) *''T. b. alternatus'' Moore, 1882 (Ghissar, Darvaz) *''T. b. nigra'' Bethune-Baker, 1918 - Black-spotted Pierrot 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tarucus balkanicus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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