Alaena amazoula, the yellow Zulu, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern Africa.
| Yellow Zulu | |
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| A. a. ochroma, male | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Alaena |
| Species: | A. amazoula
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| Alaena amazoula | |
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The wingspan is 22–28 mm for males and 25–32 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to May (with a peak from December to January). There is one generation per year.[2]
The larvae feed on Cyanobacteria species.
Subspecies
edit- A. a. amazoula (Eastern Cape to northern KwaZulu-Natal)
- A. a. congoana Aurivillius, 1914 (southern Zaire, Angola, Namibia)
- A. a. nyasana Hawker-Smith, 1933
- A. a. ochroma Vári, 1976 (Eswatini to Mpumalanga, Gauteng, the Free State, Limpopo, North West, Mozambique, Zimbabwe)
References
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- ^ Alaena at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.