Alaena johanna, the Johanna's Zulu, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of savanna and rocky hillsides at altitudes ranging from 1,200 to 1,900 metres.
| Johanna's Zulu | |
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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. johanna
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| Binomial name | |
| Alaena johanna | |
The larvae probably feed on lichens.
Subspecies
edit- Alaena johanna johanna (Ethiopia, Somalia, central Kenya, Tanzania)
- Alaena johanna tsavoa Jackson, 1966 (eastern Kenya)
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Alaena johanna.
- ^ Alaena at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Pentilina". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2012-09-21.