Lepidochrysops ruthica
# Lepidochrysops ruthica

Lepidochrysops ruthica, the Ruth's blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. 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 genus Camponotus.

