Biology:Chloroselas pseudozeritis
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Short description: Species of butterfly
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Species: | C. pseudozeritis
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Chloroselas pseudozeritis (Trimen, 1873)[1]
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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.
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- 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
- ↑ Chloroselas at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
Wikidata ☰ Q10747472 entry
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