Alaena subrubra

Alaena subrubra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Alaena
Species: A. subrubra
Binomial name
Alaena subrubra
Bethune-Baker, 1915[1]

Alaena subrubra is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in southern Sudan, northern Uganda and the Central African Republic.[2]

The larvae have been reported feeding on Rhus species, but this seems highly doubtful.

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