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Lepidochrysops ruthica, the Ruth's blue, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Zimbabwe (the Nyanga massif). 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 Camponotus genus.
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