Tuxentius


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 which is separated in Zintha.

Species

The members of genus Tuxentius are:Tuxentius calice – white PierrotTuxentius carana – forest pied PierrotTuxentius cretosus – savanna pied PierrotTuxentius ertli – Ertli's PierrotTuxentius gabrieli Balint, 1999 – Gabriel's PierrotTuxentius hesperis – western pieTuxentius kaffana Tuxentius margaritaceus – mountain pied PierrotTuxentius melaena – dark pied PierrotTuxentius stempfferi – Stempffer's Pierrot