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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.
Resident in Egypt; Occurs wherever its food plant occurs; Host plant Zizyphus spina-christi, which is abundant here in Sinai
spotted in my desert garden on a Pulicaria incisa bloom
Spotted on Apr 20, 2014
Submitted on Aug 11, 2014
2 Comments
Thanks, Marta! I love these little butterflies. I wish I could catch them with their wings open.
Super beautiful, Bernadette!