Tarucus waterstradti

Tarucus waterstradti  is a small butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. It was first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1895.The name honours John Waterstradt.

The larva is found on Eugenia, (in association with Crematogaster ants).

Subspecies

 * T. w. waterstradti Borneo
 * T. w. dharta Bethune-Baker, [1918] Sikkim, Assam, Myanmar, Thailand
 * T. w. vileja (Fruhstorfer, 1918) Sumatra, Peninsular Malaya
 * T. w. simillimus Schröder & Treadaway, 1985