Tarucus waterstradti is a small butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. It was first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1895.The name honours John Waterstradt.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Tarucus |
| Species: | T. waterstradti
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| Tarucus waterstradti H. H. Druce, 1895
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The larva is found on Eugenia, (in association with Crematogaster ants).[1]
Subspecies
edit- T. w. waterstradti Borneo
- T. w. dharta Bethune-Baker, [1918] Sikkim, Assam, Myanmar, Thailand
- T. w. vileja (Fruhstorfer, 1918) Sumatra, Peninsular Malaya
- T. w. simillimus Schröder & Treadaway, 1985
References
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- ^ Savela, Markku (November 17, 2018). "Tarucus waterstradti Druce, 1895". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- Brower, Andrew V. Z. (May 19, 2008). "Tarucus Moore 1881 The Blue Pierrots". Tree of Life Web Project. Retrieved December 16, 2019.