Alaena picata

Alaena picata
	Figures 1 and 2
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Alaena
Species:	A. picata
Binomial name
	Alaena picata; Sharpe, 1896
Synonyms
	Alaena rollei Suffert, 1904; Alaena mulsa Thieme, 1904; Alaena picata connectens Talbot, 1935;

Alaena picata is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania and Malawi.^[2] The habitat consists of rocky stream beds in forests and forest margins at altitudes ranging from 300 to 1,500 metres.

The larvae possibly feed on tree lichens.

Subspecies[edit]

Alaena picata picata (Kenya: south-east, including the coast, eastern Tanzania)
Alaena picata interrupta Hawker-Smith, 1933 (Malawi: south to the south-western slopes of Mount Mlanje)

References[edit]

^ 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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[1] Alaena at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms

[ATBUT-2] "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Pentilina". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2012-09-21.

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