Tuxentius is a butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae. They are commonly known as pied Pierrots or pies. Contained in this genus are the African species formerly placed in Castalius, except the blue-eyed Pierrot (sometimes called blue pied Pierrot) which is separated in Zintha.[1]
| Tuxentius | |
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| T. calice (left) and T. melaena (right) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Subfamily: | Polyommatinae |
| Tribe: | Polyommatini |
| Genus: | Tuxentius Larsen, 1982 |
| Diversity | |
| 11 species | |
Species
editThe members of genus Tuxentius are:[1]
- Tuxentius calice (Hopffer, 1855) – white Pierrot
- Tuxentius carana (Hewitson, 1876) – forest pied Pierrot
- Tuxentius cretosus (Butler, 1876) – savanna pied Pierrot
- Tuxentius ertli (Aurivillius, 1907) – Ertli's Pierrot
- Tuxentius gabrieli Balint, 1999 – Gabriel's Pierrot
- Tuxentius hesperis (Vári, 1976) – western pie
- Tuxentius kaffana (Talbot, 1935)
- Tuxentius margaritaceus (Sharpe, 1892) – mountain pied Pierrot
- Tuxentius melaena (Trimen, 1887) – dark pied Pierrot
- Tuxentius stempfferi (Kielland, 1976) – Stempffer's Pierrot
Footnotes
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Wikispecies has information related to Tuxentius.
- Brower, Andrew V.Z. (2008): Tree of Life Web Project – Tuxentius Larsen 1982. The Pied Pierrots. Version of 2008-MAY-19. Retrieved 2009-NOV-29.
- Savela, Markku (2007): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms – Tuxentius. Version of 2007-MAY-20. Retrieved 2009-NOV-29.
- Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 73