| Alaena brainei | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Alaena |
| Species: | A. brainei |
| Binomial name | |
| Alaena brainei Vári, 1976[2] | |
Alaena brainei, the Braine's Zulu, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in north-central Namibia.[3] The habitat consists of rocky grassland.
Adults are on wing from November to the beginning of May.
Larvae feed on algae (Cyanobacteria) growing on rocks.
References
Wikispecies has information related to Alaena brainei.
- ↑ Larsen, T. (2011). "Alaena brainei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T160498A5370023. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T160498A5370023.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ↑ 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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