Taxonavigation
| Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Lycaenidae
Subfamilia: Poritiinae
Tribus: Liptenini
Subtribus: Pentilina
Genus: Alaena
Species:
A. amazoula –
A. bicolora –
A. bjornstadi –
A. brainei –
A. caissa –
A. dodomaensis –
A. exotica –
A. ferrulineata –
A. interposita –
A. johanna –
A. kiellandi –
A. lamborni –
A. maculata –
A. madibirensis –
A. margaritacea –
A. ngonga –
A. nyassa –
A. oberthuri –
A. ochracea –
A. picata –
A. reticulata –
A. rosei –
A. subrubra –
A. unimaculosa
Name
Type Species: Alaena amazoula Boisduval, by monotypy.
References
- Boisduval, J.B. 1847. Catalogue des Lépidoptères recuillie par M. Delegorgue pendant les années 1838-1844 à Port-Natal, au pays de Amazoulous et dans la contrée de Massilicatzi. In: Delegorgue, M.A. Voyage dans l’Afrique australe 2: 585–602. Paris. Archive. Reference page.
- Carcasson, R.H., 1965. New lepidoptera from East Africa. Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society and National Museum 25(2): 131–160. Reference page.
- Kielland, J., 1983. Some new butterflies from Tanzania (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Entomologist’s Record and Journal of Variation 95 (5-6): 107–110. Reference page.
- Stempffer, H. 1967. The genera of the African Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), entomology. Supplement 10: 322pp, 1pl. BHL Reference page.
Links
- Williams, M. C., 2008. Checklist of Afrotropical Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea. 7th Edn. (April 2007). Alaena Afrotropical Butterflies. Reference page.
- Type Images MRAC