Chloroselas vansomereni

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Chloroselas vansomereni
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Chloroselas
Species:
C. vansomereni
Binomial name
Chloroselas vansomereni
Jackson, 1966 [1]

Chloroselas vansomereni, the Van Someren's gem, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Kenya (the Tana River). [2]

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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.