Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Lepidochrysops | |
Lepidochrysops haveni is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Yemen. 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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