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Tarucus waterstradti
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Tarucus
Species:	T. waterstradti
Binomial name
Tarucus waterstradti H. H. Druce, 1895
Synonyms
Tarucus dharta Bethune-Baker, Castalius ananda vileja Fruhstorfer, 1918

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.

The larva is found on Eugenia, (in association with Crematogaster ants).

Subspecies

• T. w. waterstradti Borneo
• T. w. dharta Bethune-Baker, Sikkim, Assam, Myanmar, Thailand
• T. w. vileja (Fruhstorfer, 1918) Sumatra, Peninsular Malaya
• T. w. simillimus Schröder & Treadaway, 1985

References

1. 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.

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