Chloroselas esmeralda

Chloroselas esmeralda
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Chloroselas
Species: C. esmeralda
Binomial name
Chloroselas esmeralda
Butler, 1886[1]

Chloroselas esmeralda, the Somali Gem, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Yemen and Oman.[2] The habitat consists of arid savanna.

The larvae possibly feed on Acacia tortilis.

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