Chloroselas argentea

Chloroselas argentea, the silver gem, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Zimbabwe (the Mutare and Harare districts).^[2] The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland.

Chloroselas argentea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Chloroselas
Species:	C. argentea
Binomial name
Chloroselas argentea Riley, 1932[1]

Adults are on wing from October to April.

The larvae feed on Brachystegia spiciformis and possibly Acacia species.