The Striped Pierrot Taracus Nara is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family. It is found in India, and parts of South east Asia. The Striped Pierrot is indeed common, especially in open deciduous forests, scrub, grasslands interspersed with trees and near human habitations. It is most common during the monsoon but is active in all seasons. Its distributional range extends over the Indian subcontinent and to southeast Asia. It is a weak flier and it is puzzling how it evades predation by birds. The Striped Pierrot keeps a look-out for small flowering herbs. Asteraceous flowers are its favorite. Most of the plants from which it sucks nectar have tiny, yellow or white flowers bunched together in inflorescence. It also feeds on dead insects and bird-dnoppings and quenches its thirst on wet soil where many individuals may congregate.

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