Chloroselas minima | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Chloroselas |
Species: | C. minima |
Binomial name | |
Chloroselas minima | |
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Adults have been recorded feeding from flowers in open grassland.
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