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Lepidochrysops ruthica

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Lepidochrysops ruthica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Lepidochrysops
Species:
L. ruthica
Binomial name
Lepidochrysops ruthica
Pennington, 1953[1]

Lepidochrysops ruthica, the Ruth's blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Zimbabwe (the Nyanga massif).[2] The habitat consists of grassland.

Adults have been recorded on wing from mid-September to October, but they probably occur in all the warmer months.

The larvae are associated with ants of the genus Camponotus.

References

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  1. ^ Lepidochrysops at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 5)