Alaena reticulata

Alaena reticulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Alaena
Species: A. reticulata
Binomial name
Alaena reticulata
Butler, 1896[1]

Alaena reticulata is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of rocky, wooded hillsides and open montane grassland at altitudes ranging from 1,000 to 1,950 metres.

References

  1. Alaena at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Pentilina


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