''Lepidochrysops ruthica'', the Ruth's blue, is a

butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprises ...

in the family

Lycaenidae Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of the known butterfly ...

. It is found in

Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and Mozam ...

(the Nyanga massif).Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 5)
/ref> 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''.

References

Butterflies described in 1953 Lepidochrysops Endemic fauna of Zimbabwe Butterflies of Africa {{Polyommatini-stub