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Alaena
Alaena is a genus of butterflies, commonly called Zulus, in the family Lycaenidae. They are endemic to the Afrotropics.
27 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Yellow Zulu
speciesAlaena amazoula
Nyassa Zulu
speciesAlaena nyassa
Alaena picata
speciesAlaena picata
Alaena exotica
speciesAlaena exotica
Wolkberg Zulu
speciesAlaena margaritacea
Alaena lamborni
speciesAlaena lamborni
Desert Zulu
speciesAlaena brainei
Alaena ferrulineata
speciesAlaena ferrulineata
Johanna’s Zulu
speciesAlaena johanna
Alaena aurantiaca
speciesAlaena aurantiaca
Alaena bicolora
speciesAlaena bicolora
Alaena bjornstadi
speciesAlaena bjornstadi
Alaena dodomaensis
speciesAlaena dodomaensis
Alaena interposita
speciesAlaena interposita
Alaena kiellandi
speciesAlaena kiellandi
Alaena madibirensis
speciesAlaena madibirensis
Alaena tsavoa
speciesAlaena tsavoa
Alaena unimaculosa
speciesAlaena unimaculosa
Alaena caissa
speciesAlaena caissa
Alaena maculata
speciesAlaena maculata
Alaena hauttecoeuri
speciesAlaena hauttecoeuri
Alaena ngonga
speciesAlaena ngonga
Alaena subrubra
speciesAlaena subrubra
Alaena reticulata
speciesAlaena reticulata
Alaena ochracea
speciesAlaena ochracea
Alaena rosei
speciesAlaena rosei
Alaena oberthuri
speciesAlaena oberthuri
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
In the stacks
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Every page naming Alaena in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 86303.