''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
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