Chloroselas minima

Chloroselas minima
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Chloroselas
Species: C. minima
Binomial name
Chloroselas minima

Chloroselas minima, the tiny gem, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in central Kenya and along the coast and along the northern coast of Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of arid savanna.

Adults have been recorded feeding from flowers in open grassland.

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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