Alaena unimaculosa is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Lualaba), Tanzania and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of rocky areas in woodland and montane grassland.
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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. unimaculosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Alaena unimaculosa Hawker-Smith, 1926[1]
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Subspecies
edit- Alaena unimaculosa unimaculosa (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Lualaba)
- Alaena unimaculosa aurantiaca Butler, 1895 (Tanzania: south-west to the Tabora Region, northern Zambia)
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Alaena unimaculosa.
- ^ 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.