Chloroselas argentea

Chloroselas argentea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Chloroselas
Species: C. argentea
Binomial name
Chloroselas argentea
Riley, 1932[1]

Chloroselas argentea, the silver gem, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Zimbabwe (the Mutare and Harare districts).[2] The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland.

Adults are on wing from October to April.

The larvae feed on Brachystegia spiciformis and possibly Acacia species.

References

  1. Chloroselas at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Aphnaeini (part 1)


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