Chloroselas trembathi

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Chloroselas trembathi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Chloroselas
Species:
C. trembathi
Binomial name
Chloroselas trembathi
Collins & Larsen, 1991 [1]

Chloroselas trembathi is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Kenya. [2] The habitat consists of open savanna.

Adults have been recorded in December.

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References

  1. Chloroselas at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Aphnaeini (part 1)". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2012-06-28.