Alaena nyassa
Alaena nyassa, the pied Zulu, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.[2] The habitat consists of riverine woodland, grassy places in savanna regions, montane grassland with rocky outcrops, forest margins, heavy woodland and rocky streams.
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Adults have been recorded nearly year round, except June and July.
The larvae feed on cyanobacteria growing on rocks.
Subspecies
- Alaena nyassa nyassa (Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe)
- Alaena nyassa major Oberthür, 1888 (north-eastern Tanzania)
- Alaena nyassa marmorata Hawker-Smith, 1933 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Haut-Lomani and Lualaba, Zambia: Copperbelt to the east and north-east)
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References
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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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