Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Scientific name Chloroselas mazoensis | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Chloroselas Rank Species | |
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Chloroselas mazoensis, the purple gem, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, in northern KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Limpopo and North West provinces. It is also found in Zimbabwe.
The wingspan is 20–24 mm for males and 22–25 mm females. Adults are on wing from September to December and again in May and/or June in a small second generation in northern KwaZulu-Natal.
The larvae probably feed on young shoots of Acacia species.
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