Chloroselas pseudozeritis

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

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

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.