Chloroselas mazoensis
| Chloroselas mazoensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Chloroselas |
| Species: | C. mazoensis |
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| Chloroselas mazoensis (Trimen, 1898)[1] | |
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The Purple Gem (Chloroselas mazoensis) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, in northern KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, the Limpopo Province and the North West Province. It is also found in Zimbabwe.
The wingspan is 20–24 mm for males and 22–25 mm females. Adults are on wing from September to December and again in May and/or June in a small second generation in northern KwaZulu-Natal.[2]
The larvae probably feed on young shoots of Acacia species.
References
- ↑ Chloroselas, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
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