Lepidochrysops haveni

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Lepidochrysops haveni
Scientific classification edit
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 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[]

  1. ^ Lepidochrysops at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 2)". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-07-16.


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