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Lepidochrysops pittawayi

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Lepidochrysops pittawayi
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L. pittawayi
Binomial name
Lepidochrysops pittawayi
Larsen, 1983[1]

Lepidochrysops pittawayi, the Pittaway's giant Cupid, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in western Saudi Arabia.[2] The habitat consists of high altitudes in the Asir Mountains. Colonies occur on steep slopes with patches of herbaceous Lamiaceae.

Adults have been recorded on wing in April.

The larvae feed on Micromeria species

References

  1. ^ Lepidochrysops at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 4)