Lepidochrysops ruthica
| Lepidochrysops ruthica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Lepidochrysops |
| Species: | L. ruthica |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepidochrysops ruthica Pennington, 1953[1] | |
Lepidochrysops ruthica, Ruth’s Blue, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. 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 Camponotus genus.
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