Alaena subrubra

Species of butterfly

Alaena subrubra
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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 family Lycaenidae. 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.

References

Wikispecies has information related to Alaena subrubra.

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