Chloroselas minima

Chloroselas minima
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Chloroselas
Species: C. minima
Binomial name
Chloroselas minima
Jackson, 1966[1]

Chloroselas minima, the tiny gem, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in central Kenya and along the coast and along the northern coast of Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of arid savanna.

Adults have been recorded feeding from flowers in open grassland.

References

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  1. Chloroselas at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Aphnaeini (part 1)


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