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Chloroselas
''Chloroselas'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Afrotropical realm The Afrotropical realm is one of Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Africa south of the Sahara Desert, the majority of the Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, southern Iran and extreme southwestern Pakistan, and the island .... Species *'' Chloroselas arabica'' (Riley, 1932) *'' Chloroselas argentea'' Riley, 1932 *'' Chloroselas azurea'' Butler, 1900 *'' Chloroselas esmeralda'' Butler, 886/small> *'' Chloroselas mazoensis'' (Trimen, 1898) *'' Chloroselas minima'' Jackson, 1966 *'' Chloroselas ogadenensis'' Jackson, 1966 *'' Chloroselas overlaeti'' Stempffer, 1956 *'' Chloroselas pseudozeritis'' (Trimen, 1873) *'' Chloroselas tamaniba'' (Walker, 1870) *'' Chloroselas taposana'' Riley, 1932 *'' Chloroselas trembathi'' Collins & Larsen, 1991 *'' Chloroselas vansomereni'' Jackson, 1966 External linksChloroselas"> Lycaenidae ge ...
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Chloroselas
''Chloroselas'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Afrotropical realm The Afrotropical realm is one of Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Africa south of the Sahara Desert, the majority of the Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, southern Iran and extreme southwestern Pakistan, and the island .... Species *'' Chloroselas arabica'' (Riley, 1932) *'' Chloroselas argentea'' Riley, 1932 *'' Chloroselas azurea'' Butler, 1900 *'' Chloroselas esmeralda'' Butler, 886/small> *'' Chloroselas mazoensis'' (Trimen, 1898) *'' Chloroselas minima'' Jackson, 1966 *'' Chloroselas ogadenensis'' Jackson, 1966 *'' Chloroselas overlaeti'' Stempffer, 1956 *'' Chloroselas pseudozeritis'' (Trimen, 1873) *'' Chloroselas tamaniba'' (Walker, 1870) *'' Chloroselas taposana'' Riley, 1932 *'' Chloroselas trembathi'' Collins & Larsen, 1991 *'' Chloroselas vansomereni'' Jackson, 1966 External linksChloroselas"> Lycaenidae ge ...
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Chloroselas Pseudozeritis
''Chloroselas pseudozeritis'', the brilliant gem, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern Africa. The wingspan is 20–24 mm for males and females. Adults are on wing year-round with peaks from September to November and from March to May. The larvae feed on ''Acacia ''Acacia'', commonly known as the wattles or acacias, is a large genus of shrubs and trees in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the pea family Fabaceae. Initially, it comprised a group of plant species native to Africa and Australasia. The genus na ...'' species and '' Julbernardia globiflora''. The larvae are known to live in tunnels in twigs of ''Julbernardia globiflora''. References *''Chloroselas pseudozeritis pseudezeritis'' (Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Zambia, Malawi) *''Chloroselas pseudozeritis tytleri'' Riley, 1932 (Tanzania, eastern Kenya, Ethiopia) *''Chloroselas pseudozeritis umbrosa'' Jackson, 1966 (western Kenya, possibly Uga ...
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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. 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 External links''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 69''g'' Butterflies described in 1886 Chloroselas Butterflies of Africa Taxa named by Arthur Gardiner Butler {{Aphnaeini-stub ...
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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. The habitat consists of arid savanna. Adults have been recorded feeding from flowers in open grassland. References Butterflies described in 1966 Chloroselas {{Aphnaeini-stub ...
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Chloroselas Taposana
''Chloroselas taposana'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Sudan. References Butterflies described in 1932 Butterflies of Africa Endemic fauna of South Sudan Chloroselas {{Aphnaeini-stub ...
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Chloroselas Vansomereni
''Chloroselas vansomereni'', the Van Someren's gem, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Kenya (the Tana River). References Butterflies described in 1966 Chloroselas Endemic insects of Kenya Butterflies of Africa {{Aphnaeini-stub ...
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Chloroselas Arabica
''Chloroselas arabica'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Yemen and Somaliland Somaliland,; ar, صوماليلاند ', ' officially the Republic of Somaliland,, ar, جمهورية صوماليلاند, link=no ''Jumhūrīyat Ṣūmālīlānd'' is a ''de facto'' sovereign state in the Horn of Africa, still conside .... References Butterflies described in 1932 Chloroselas {{Aphnaeini-stub ...
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Chloroselas Argentea
''Chloroselas argentea'', the silver gem, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Zimbabwe (the Mutare and Harare districts). The habitat consists of '' Brachystegia'' woodland. Adults are on wing from October to April. The larvae feed on ''Brachystegia spiciformis'' and possibly ''Acacia ''Acacia'', commonly known as the wattles or acacias, is a large genus of shrubs and trees in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the pea family Fabaceae. Initially, it comprised a group of plant species native to Africa and Australasia. The genus na ...'' species. References Butterflies described in 1932 Chloroselas Endemic fauna of Zimbabwe Butterflies of Africa {{Aphnaeini-stub ...
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Chloroselas Azurea
''Chloroselas azurea'', the azure gem, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in central and eastern Kenya and north-eastern Tanzania. The habitat consists of dry savanna. References Butterflies described in 1900 Chloroselas Butterflies of Africa Taxa named by Arthur Gardiner Butler {{Aphnaeini-stub ...
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Chloroselas Trembathi
''Chloroselas trembathi'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Kenya. The habitat consists of open savanna. Adults have been recorded in December. References Butterflies described in 1991 Chloroselas Endemic insects of Kenya Butterflies of Africa {{Aphnaeini-stub ...
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Chloroselas Ogadenensis
''Chloroselas ogadenensis'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Somalia. References Butterflies described in 1966 Chloroselas Endemic fauna of Somalia Butterflies of Africa {{Aphnaeini-stub ...
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Chloroselas Overlaeti
''Chloroselas overlaeti'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (from the south-eastern part of the country to Lualaba), Zambia and Tanzania (from the western part of the country to Mpanda and Kigoma). References Butterflies described in 1956 Chloroselas {{Aphnaeini-stub ...
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