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Alaena picata
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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. 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

• 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

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.

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