Lepidochrysops haveni
Lepidochrysops haveni | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Lepidochrysops |
Species: | L. haveni
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Binomial name | |
Lepidochrysops haveni Larsen, 1983[1]
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Lepidochrysops haveni is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. 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[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lepidochrysops haveni. |
Wikispecies has information related to Lepidochrysops haveni. |
- ^ Lepidochrysops at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 2)". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
Categories:
- Butterflies described in 1983
- Lepidochrysops
- Endemic fauna of Yemen
- Polyommatini stubs