Alaena unimaculosa
Alaena unimaculosa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Alaena |
Species: | A. unimaculosa |
Binomial name | |
Alaena unimaculosa Hawker-Smith, 1926[1] | |
Alaena unimaculosa is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. 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 aurantiaca Butler, 1895 (Tanzania: south-west to the Tabora Region, northern Zambia)
References
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- ↑ Alaena at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Pentilina
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