Lepidochrysops ruthica
| Lepidochrysops ruthica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Lepidochrysops |
| Species: | L. ruthica
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| Binomial name | |
| Lepidochrysops ruthica Pennington, 1953[1]
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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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- ^ Lepidochrysops at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 5)