Chloroselas pseudozeritis

Brilliant gem
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Chloroselas
Species:	C. pseudozeritis
Binomial name
Chloroselas pseudozeritis (Trimen, 1873)[1]
Synonyms
Aphnaeus pseudo-zeritis Trimen, 1873 Chloroselas pseudozeritis tytleri f. umbrosa Talbot, 1935

Chloroselas pseudozeritis, the brilliant gem, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern Africa.

The wingspan is 20–24 mm for males and females. Adults are on wing year-round with peaks from September to November and from March to May.[2]

The larvae feed on Acacia species and Julbernardia globiflora. The larvae are known to live in tunnels in twigs of Julbernardia globiflora.

References

• Chloroselas pseudozeritis pseudezeritis (Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Zambia, Malawi)
• Chloroselas pseudozeritis tytleri Riley, 1932 (Tanzania, eastern Kenya, Ethiopia)
• Chloroselas pseudozeritis umbrosa Jackson, 1966 (western Kenya, possibly Uganda)

Notes

1. Chloroselas at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
2. Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.