| Alaena johanna | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Riodinidae |
| Genus: | Alaena |
| Species: | A. johanna |
| Binomial name | |
| Alaena johanna | |
Alaena johanna, the Johanna's Zulu, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya and Tanzania. [2] The habitat consists of savanna and rocky hillsides at altitudes ranging from 1,200 to 1,900 metres.
The larvae probably feed on lichens.
Iolaus mimosae, the mimosa sapphire, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern Africa. The habitat consists of Karoo and 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.
Axiocerses harpax, the common scarlet, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.
Tarucus grammicus, the dark Pierrot or black Pierrot, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Yemen, southern Ethiopia, Somalia, eastern and northern Kenya and northern Tanzania. The habitat consists of savanna.
Chilades naidina is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Somalia, eastern Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. The habitat consists of grassy areas in savanna, especially dry Acacia savanna.
Iolaus tajoraca is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. The habitat consists of arid savanna.
Iolaus crawshayi, the Crawshay's sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania. The habitat consists of moist savanna.
Anthene crawshayi, Crawshay's hairtail or Crawshay's ciliate blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan, Uganda, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa. The habitat consists of savanna and open forests.
Anthene opalina, the opal hairtail, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern Ethiopia, Somalia, northern and eastern Kenya and Tanzania. The habitat consists of dry savanna.
Alaena bicolora is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found from eastern to south-western Tanzania. The habitat consists of rocky areas in woodland.
Alaena bjornstadi is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Tanzania. Its habitat consists of rocky grassland.
Alaena caissa is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Uganda and Tanzania. Its habitat consists of open, rocky areas.
Alaena dodomaensis is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Tanzania. The habitat consists of medium altitude Brachystegia woodland and thornbush on rocky hillsides at altitudes ranging from 700 to 1,400 metres.
Alaena interposita is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Tanzania. The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland.
Alaena kiellandi is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in western Tanzania. The habitat consists of rocky outcrops at altitudes between 1,000 and 1,700 metres.
Alaena ngonga, the Ngong Zulu, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in central Kenya and Tanzania. The habitat consists of rocky hillsides in savanna.
Alaena nyassa, the pied Zulu, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of riverine woodland, grassy places in savanna regions, montane grassland with rocky outcrops, forest margins, heavy woodland and rocky streams.
Alaena picata is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania and Malawi. The habitat consists of rocky stream beds in forests and forest margins at altitudes ranging from 300 to 1,500 metres.
Alaena reticulata is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia.
Alaena unimaculosa is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Lualaba), Tanzania and Zambia. The habitat consists of rocky areas in woodland and montane grassland.
