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Alaena ferrulineata

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Alaena ferrulineata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Alaena
Species:
A. ferrulineata
Binomial name
Alaena ferrulineata
Hawker-Smith, 1933[1]

Alaena ferrulineata is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in northern and southern Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of rocky hillsides in dry thorn country and mountains at altitudes ranging from 1,000 to 2,000 metres.

References

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  1. ^ Alaena at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Pentilina". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2012-09-21.