Alaena
{{Short description|Butterfly genus in family Lycaenidae}}
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| authority = Boisduval, 1847
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Alaena is a genus of butterflies, commonly called Zulus, in the family Lycaenidae. They are endemic to the Afrotropics.
Species
Listed alphabetically:[http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/lycaenidae/poritiinae/alaena/index.html Alaena] at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Alaena amazoula Boisduval, 1847 – yellow Zulu
- Alaena bicolora Bethune-Baker, 1924
- Alaena bjornstadi Kielland, 1993
- Alaena brainei Vári, 1976
- Alaena caissa Rebel & Rogenhofer, 1894
- Alaena dodomaensis Kielland, 1983
- Alaena exotica Collins & Larsen, 2005
- Alaena ferrulineata Hawker-Smith, 1933
- Alaena interposita Butler, 1883
- Alaena johanna Sharpe, 1890 – Johanna's Zulu
- Alaena kiellandi Carcasson, 1965
- Alaena lamborni Gifford, 1965
- Alaena maculata Hawker-Smith, 1933
- Alaena madibirensis Wichgraf, 1921
- Alaena margaritacea Eltringham, 1929 – Wolkberg Zulu
- Alaena ngonga Jackson, 1966
- Alaena nyassa Hewitson, 1877
- Alaena oberthuri Aurivillius, 1899
- Alaena ochracea Gifford, 1965
- Alaena picata Sharpe, 1896
- Alaena reticulata Butler, 1896
- Alaena rosei Vane-Wright, 1980
- Alaena subrubra Bethune-Baker, 1915
- Alaena unimaculosa Hawker-Smith, 1926
References
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- {{cite book|last=Woodhall |first=Steve |title=Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa |year=2005 |location=Cape Town, South Africa |publisher=Struik |isbn=978-1-86872-724-7 }}
- [https://archive.org/stream/diegrossschmett13seit#page/n131/mode/2up Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 61]
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Category:Taxa named by Jean Baptiste Boisduval
Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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