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title: "Common Pierrot"
description: "Castalius rosimon — Insecten en spinnen. Castalius rosimon, the common Pierrot, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids, or blues family."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/common-pierrot
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Common Pierrot

> Castalius rosimon — Insecten en spinnen. Castalius rosimon, the common Pierrot, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids, or blues family.

- Scientific name: *Castalius rosimon*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 11199
- Wikidata: [Q3522938](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3522938)
- iNaturalist taxon: [51567](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/51567)

## Names

- en: Common Pierrot
- es: Pierrot Común

## Countries with the most observations

IN (8415), TH (717), ID (272), LK (176), MY (171), VN (124), BD (117), KH (104), MM (84), TL (61), NP (46), LA (39)

## Summary

Castalius rosimon, the common Pierrot, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids, or blues family.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castalius_rosimon

## Photo

![Common Pierrot](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/common-pierrot/medium.jpg)

Photo: Haneesh K M · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/392873489

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/common-pierrot?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).