Alaena johanna

Alaena johanna
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Alaena
Species:	A. johanna
Binomial name
	Alaena johanna; Sharpe, 1890

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[]

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

References[]

^ Alaena at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Pentilina". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2012-09-21.

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[1] Alaena at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms

[ATBUT-2] "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Pentilina". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2012-09-21.

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