# Tuxentius

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***Tuxentius*** is a [butterfly](/source/Butterfly) [genus](/source/Genus) in the [family](/source/Family_(taxonomy)) [Lycaenidae](/source/Lycaenidae). They are commonly known as **pied Pierrots** or **[pies](/source/Piebald)**. Contained in this genus are the [African](/source/Africa) species formerly placed in *[Castalius](/source/Castalius)*, except the blue-eyed Pierrot (sometimes called blue pied Pierrot) which is separated in *[Zintha](/source/Zintha)*.[1]

## Species

The members of genus *Tuxentius* are:[1]

- *[Tuxentius calice](/source/Tuxentius_calice)* (Hopffer, 1855) – white Pierrot
- *[Tuxentius carana](/source/Tuxentius_carana)* (Hewitson, 1876) – forest pied Pierrot
- *[Tuxentius cretosus](/source/Tuxentius_cretosus)* (Butler, 1876) – savanna pied Pierrot
- *[Tuxentius ertli](/source/Tuxentius_ertli)* (Aurivillius, 1907) – Ertli's Pierrot
- *[Tuxentius gabrieli](/source/Tuxentius_gabrieli)* Balint, 1999 – Gabriel's Pierrot
- *[Tuxentius hesperis](/source/Tuxentius_hesperis)* (Vári, 1976) – western pie
- *[Tuxentius kaffana](/source/Tuxentius_kaffana)* (Talbot, 1935)
- *[Tuxentius margaritaceus](/source/Tuxentius_margaritaceus)* (Sharpe, 1892) – mountain pied Pierrot
- *[Tuxentius melaena](/source/Tuxentius_melaena)* (Trimen, 1887) – dark pied Pierrot
- *[Tuxentius stempfferi](/source/Tuxentius_stempfferi)* (Kielland, 1976) – Stempffer's Pierrot

## Footnotes

1. Brower (2008), and see references in Savela (2007)

## References

- Brower, Andrew V.Z. (2008): [Tree of Life Web Project](/source/Tree_of_Life_Web_Project) – [*Tuxentius* Larsen 1982. The Pied Pierrots](http://tolweb.org/Tuxentius/112199). Version of 2008-MAY-19. Retrieved 2009-NOV-29.
- Savela, Markku (2007): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms – [*Tuxentius*](http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/lycaenidae/polyommatinae/tuxentius/index.html). Version of 2007-MAY-20. Retrieved 2009-NOV-29.
- [Seitz, A. *Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde* 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 73](https://archive.org/stream/diegrossschmett13seit#page/n155/mode/2up)

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