Alaena johanna
Alaena johanna, the Johanna's Zulu, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of savanna and rocky hillsides at altitudes ranging from 1,200 to 1,900 metres.
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The larvae probably feed on lichens.
Subspecies
- Alaena johanna johanna (Ethiopia, Somalia, central Kenya, Tanzania)
- Alaena johanna tsavoa Jackson, 1966 (eastern Kenya)
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- 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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