Alaena brainei: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Lycaenidae
Genus
Alaena
Species
Alaena brainei
Scientific Name
Alaena brainei

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Alaena brainei

Alaena brainei, the Braine's Zulu, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in north-central Namibia. 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.

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