Alaena exotica

Alaena exotica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Alaena
Species: A. exotica
Binomial name
Alaena exotica
Collins & Larsen, 2005[1]

Alaena exotica, the Jos Zulu, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Nigeria (the Jos Plateau).[2] The habitat consists of rocky areas with tall grass.

The larvae feed on blue-green algae growing on rocks

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