Chloroselas esmeralda

Chloroselas esmeralda, the Somali gem, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Yemen and Oman.^[2] The habitat consists of arid savanna.

Somali gem
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Chloroselas
Species:	C. esmeralda
Binomial name
Chloroselas esmeralda Butler, 1886[1]

The larvae possibly feed on Acacia tortilis.

Subspecies

• Chloroselas esmeralda esmeralda (Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, western Uganda, northern Tanzania)
• Chloroselas esmeralda bilqis Larsen, 1983 (Yemen, Oman: Dhofar)