Alaena
Encyclopedia
Alaena is a genus of butterfly
, commonly called zulus, in the family Lycaenidae
. They are found primarily in Africa.
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
, commonly called zulus, in the family Lycaenidae
Lycaenidae
The Lycaenidae are the second-largest family of butterflies, with about 6000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies...
. They are found primarily in Africa.
Species
Listed alphabetically.- Alaena ackeryi D'Abrera, 1980
- Alaena amazoulaAlaena amazoulaThe Yellow Zulu is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in southern Africa.The wingspan is 22–28 mm for males and 25–32 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to May...
Boisduval, 1847 – Yellow Zulu - Alaena bicolora Bethune-Baker, 1924
- Alaena bjornstadi Kielland, 1993
- Alaena brainei Vári, 1976
- Alaena caissa Rebel & Rogenhofer, 1894
- Alaena dodomaensis Kielland, 1983
- Alaena exotica Collins & Larsen, 2005
- Alaena ferrulineata Hawker-Smith, 1933
- Alaena interposita Butler, 1883
- Alaena johanna Sharpe, 1890 – Johanna's Zulu
- Alaena kiellandi Carcasson, 1965
- Alaena lamborni Gifford, 1965
- Alaena maculata Hawker-Smith, 1933
- Alaena madibirensis Wichgraf, 1921
- Alaena margaritaceaAlaena margaritaceaThe Wolkberg Zulu is a species of zulu butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is only known from grassy slopes adjoining afromontane forest in the Haenertsburg area of the Limpopo Province near the Wolkberg.It is under severe threat from alien tree...
Eltringham, 1929 – Wolkberg Zulu - Alaena ngonga Jackson, 1966
- Alaena nyassa Hewitson, 1877
- Alaena oberthuri Aurivillius, 1899
- Alaena ochracea Gifford, 1965
- Alaena picata Sharpe, 1896
- Alaena reticulata Butler, 1896
- Alaena rosei Vane-Wright, 1980
- Alaena subrubra Bethune-Baker, 1915
- Alaena unimaculosa Hawker-Smith, 1926