Lepidochrysops ruthica

Lepidochrysops ruthica
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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