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Alaena

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Alaena
Alaena amazoula
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Poritiinae
Tribe: Liptenini
Genus: Alaena
Boisduval, 1847

Alaena is a genus of butterflies, commonly called Zulus, in the family Lycaenidae. They are endemic to the Afrotropics.

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References

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  1. ^ Alaena at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  • Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
  • Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 61