''Chloroselas argentea'', the silver gem, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Zimbabwe (the

Mutare Mutare (formerly Umtali) is the most populous city in the province of Manicaland, and the third most populous city in Zimbabwe, having surpassed Gweru in the 2012 census, with an urban area, urban population of 224,802 and approximately 260,567 ...

and Harare districts). The habitat consists of '' Brachystegia'' woodland. Adults are on wing from October to April. The larvae feed on ''

Brachystegia spiciformis ''Brachystegia spiciformis'', commonly known as zebrawood, or msasa, is a medium-sized African tree having compound leaves and racemes of small fragrant green flowers. The tree is broad and has a distinctive amber and wine red colour when the y ...

'' 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