| Alaena subrubra | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Riodinidae |
| Genus: | Alaena |
| Species: | A. subrubra |
| Binomial name | |
| Alaena subrubra Bethune-Baker, 1915 [1] | |
Alaena subrubra is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern Sudan, northern Uganda and the Central African Republic. [2]
The larvae have been reported feeding on Rhus species, but this seems highly doubtful.
Alaena is a genus of butterflies, commonly called Zulus, in the family Lycaenidae. They are endemic to the Afrotropics.
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 brainei, the Braine's Zulu, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in north-central Namibia. The 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 lamborni is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern Malawi.
Alaena exotica, the Jos Zulu, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found on the Jos Plateau of Nigeria. The habitat consists of rocky areas with tall grass.
Alaena ferrulineata is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in northern and southern Tanzania. The habitat consists of rocky hillsides in dry thorn country and mountains at altitudes ranging from 1,000 to 2,000 metres.
Alaena interposita is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Tanzania. The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland.
Alaena johanna, the Johanna's Zulu, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya and Tanzania. The habitat consists of savanna and rocky hillsides at altitudes ranging from 1,200 to 1,900 metres.
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 maculata is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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 oberthuri is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The species was first described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1899.
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 rosei is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Angola, where it is only known from the area near Gabela and the vicinity of Lubango.
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.
