Alaena

Zulu butterflies
Alaena amazoula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Poritiinae
Genus: Alaena
Boisduval, 1847

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

Species

Listed alphabetically:[1]

References

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


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