Tarucus grammicus, the dark Pierrot or black Pierrot, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Yemen, southern Ethiopia, Somalia, eastern and northern Kenya and northern Tanzania.Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1) The habitat consists of savanna.
The larvae feed on Ziziphus abysinnica.
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