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Common Tiger Blue
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Common Tiger Blue

Tarucus theophrastus

Tarucus theophrastus, the common tiger blue, pointed Pierrot or African Pierrot, is a small butterfly found in the Old World tropics. It belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.

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