Chloroselas esmeralda

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

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]

The larvae possibly feed on Acacia tortilis.

Subspecies
  • Chloroselas esmeralda esmeralda (Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, western Uganda, northern Tanzania)
  • Chloroselas esmeralda bilqis Larsen, 1983 (Yemen, Oman: Dhofar)
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References
  1. Chloroselas at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Aphnaeini (part 1)". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2012-06-28.


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