Alaena ngonga

Ngong Zulu
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Alaena
Species:
A. ngonga
Binomial name
Alaena ngonga
Jackson, 1966

Alaena ngonga, the Ngong Zulu, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in central Kenya and Tanzania (Masai and Serengeti). The habitat consists of rocky hillsides in savanna.

References

  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.