| Black-spotted Pierrot | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Tarucus |
| Species: | T. balkanicus |
| Subspecies: | T. b. nigra |
| Trinomial name | |
| Tarucus balkanicus nigra Bethune-Baker, 1918 |
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| Synonyms | |
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Tarucus nigra Bethune-Baker, 1918 |
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The Black-spotted Pierrot (Tarucus balcanicus nigra) is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family.
Formerly regarded as a distinct species, it is nowadays considered to be a well-marked eastern subspecies of the Balkan Pierrot (T. balkanicus).