Chloroselas esmeralda

Species of butterfly

Chloroselas esmeralda

Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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 family Lycaenidae. 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.

Subspecies

Chloroselas esmeralda esmeralda (Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, western Uganda, northern Tanzania)
Chloroselas esmeralda bilqis Larsen, 1983 (Yemen, Oman: Dhofar)

References

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^ Chloroselas at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Aphnaeini (part 1)". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2012-06-28.