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Alaena dodomaensis

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Alaena dodomaensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Alaena
Species:
A. dodomaensis
Binomial name
Alaena dodomaensis
Kielland, 1983[1]

Alaena dodomaensis is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of medium altitude Brachystegia woodland and thornbush on rocky hillsides at altitudes ranging from 700 to 1,400 metres.

References

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