The Aphnaeinae are a subfamily of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.
Chloroselas is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Afrotropical realm.
Chloroselas pseudozeritis, the brilliant gem, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern Africa.
Chloroselas mazoensis, the purple gem, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, in northern KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Limpopo and North West provinces. It is also found in Zimbabwe.
Chloroselas arabica is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Yemen and Somaliland.
Chloroselas azurea, the azure gem, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in central and eastern Kenya and north-eastern Tanzania. The habitat consists of dry savanna.
Chloroselas esmeralda, the Somali gem, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Yemen and Oman. The habitat consists of arid savanna.
Chloroselas ogadenensis is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Somalia.
Chloroselas overlaeti is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia and Tanzania.
Chloroselas tamaniba is a Butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sudan.
Chloroselas taposana is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Sudan.
Chloroselas trembathi is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Kenya. The habitat consists of open savanna.
Chloroselas vansomereni, the Van Someren's gem, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Kenya.
Zeritis sorhagenii, the scarce gem, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Botswana. The habitat consists of understorey grass in open Brachystegia woodland.
Aphnaeus marshalli, the Marshall's highflier, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia and north-eastern Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland.
Uranothauma poggei, the striped heart, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Uganda, western Kenya, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Tanzania, Malawi, northern Zambia, Angola, Mozambique and eastern Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland and the edges of forests.
Eicochrysops eicotrochilus, the brachystegia blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland.
Lepidochrysops desmondi, the Desmond's blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in south-western Kenya, Tanzania, northern Malawi and Zambia. The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland.
Lepidochrysops kocak, the giant blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique and eastern Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland in hilly terrain.
Anthene lunulata, the lunulated hairtail and red-spot ciliate blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, Gambia, Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Zambia, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and north-eastern Botswana. The habitat consists of savanna and forests.
