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Chloroselas esmeralda

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Lycaenidae

Genus
  
Chloroselas

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

Class
  
Insecta

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Species

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Chloroselas, Iolaus, Aphnaeini, Deudorix, Anthene

Chloroselas esmeralda, the Somali gem, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. 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)

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    Chloroselas esmeralda Wikipedia
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