Lepidochrysops pittawayi

Lepidochrysops pittawayi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Lepidochrysops
Species: L. pittawayi
Binomial name
Lepidochrysops pittawayi
Larsen, 1983[1]

Lepidochrysops pittawayi, 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

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