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Alaena exotica

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Species of butterfly

Jos Zulu
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Alaena
Species: A. exotica
Binomial name
Alaena exotica
Collins & Larsen, 2005

Alaena exotica, the Jos Zulu, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found on the Jos Plateau of Nigeria. The habitat consists of rocky areas with tall grass.

The larvae feed on "blue-green algae" (cyanobacteria) growing on rocks.

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.
Taxon identifiers
Alaena exotica


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