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Alaena johanna

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Johanna's Zulu
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Alaena
Species:
A. johanna
Binomial name
Alaena johanna
Sharpe, 1890[1]

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.

Subspecies

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  • Alaena johanna johanna (Ethiopia, Somalia, central Kenya, Tanzania)
  • Alaena johanna tsavoa Jackson, 1966 (eastern Kenya)

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.