Lepidochrysops haveni

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

Lepidochrysops haveni is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Yemen.[2] The habitat consists of arid stony ground at altitudes of about 900 meters.

Adults have been recorded in October and May.

Etymology

The species is named for Frederik Christian von Haven, the philologist member of the Danish expedition to Arabia Felix (Yemen) in the middle of the eighteenth century.

References

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