Chloroselas pseudozeritis

Chloroselas pseudozeritis
Scientific classification
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

The Brilliant Gem (Chloroselas pseudozeritis) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. 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 (East 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)

References

1. ^ Chloroselas, Site of Markku Savela
2. ^ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.