Alaena subrubra

Alaena subrubra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
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.[2]

The larvae have been reported feeding on Rhus species,[3] but this seems highly doubtful.

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.