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Alaena ochracea

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Species of butterfly

Alaena ochracea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Alaena
Species: A. ochracea
Binomial name
Alaena ochracea
Gifford, 1965
Synonyms
  • Alaena nyassae var. ochracea Butler, 1894

Alaena ochracea is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Malawi (from the southern part of the country to the Shire Highlands). The habitat consists of the fringes of submontane evergreen forests.

References

  1. Alaena at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Pentilina". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
Taxon identifiers
Alaena ochracea


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