Alaena subrubra

Alaena subrubra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Alaena
Species:
A. subrubra
Binomial name
Alaena subrubra

Alaena subrubra is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern Sudan, northern Uganda and the Central African Republic.

The larvae have been reported feeding on Rhus species, but this seems highly doubtful.[citation needed]

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.
  3. ↑ Ackery, P.R.; Smith, C.R.; Vane-Wright, R.I. (1995). Carcasson's African butterflies" an annotated catalogue of the Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea of the Afrotropical Region. Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing. p. 475. ISBN 9780643100787.