Alaena amazoula

Yellow zulu
A. a. ochroma, male
wing underside
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Alaena
Species: A. amazoula
Binomial name
Alaena amazoula
(Boisduval, 1847)[1]
Synonyms
  • Acraea amazoula Boisduval, 1847
  • Alaena amazoula amazoula ab. orphina Vári, 1976
  • Alaena amazoula f. congoana Aurivillius, 1914

The Yellow zulu (Alaena amazoula) 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 (with a peak from December to January). There is one generation per year.[2]

The larvae feed on Cyanobacteria species.

Subspecies

References

  1. Alaena, Site of Markku Savela
  2. Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
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