Alaena reticulata

Alaena reticulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Alaena
Species: A. reticulata
Binomial name
Alaena reticulata
Butler, 1896[1]

Alaena reticulata is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in southern Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of rocky, wooded hillsides and open montane grassland at altitudes ranging from 1,000 to 1,950 metres.

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