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Tarucus rosaceus
Size: 18-22 mm. Like Tarucus balkanicus but the underside of the hindwing line proximal to spots is broken at the veins;the uperside of the wing of the male is blue with fewer spots; while in the females is hard to separate.
The habitat consists of sudan savanna and the Sahel. Adults feed from the flowers of Ziziphus species. The larvae feed on Ziziphus jujuba.
Would be great if you could add your spottings to the Biodiversity in Egypt mission: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8342...
another possibility is the Balkan Pierrot or Little Tiger Blue (Tarucus balkanicus)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarucus_bal...
Spotted on Mar 21, 2013
Submitted on Mar 28, 2013
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