Alaena unimaculosa

Alaena unimaculosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Alaena
Species:	A. unimaculosa
Binomial name
	Alaena unimaculosa; Hawker-Smith, 1926

Last updated August 04, 2025

Alaena unimaculosa is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Lualaba), Tanzania and Zambia.^[2] The habitat consists of rocky areas in woodland and montane grassland.

Subspecies

Alaena unimaculosa unimaculosa (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Lualaba)
Alaena unimaculosa aurantiacaButler, 1895 (Tanzania: south-west to the Tabora Region, northern Zambia)

References

↑ Alaena at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Pentilina". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2012-09-21.

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[1] Alaena at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms

[ATBUT-2] "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Pentilina". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2012-09-21.

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