Jos Zulu | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Alaena |
Species: | A. exotica
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Binomial name | |
Alaena exotica Collins & Larsen, 2005[1]
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Alaena exotica, the Jos Zulu, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found on the Jos Plateau of Nigeria.[2] The habitat consists of rocky areas with tall grass.
The larvae feed on "blue-green algae" (cyanobacteria) growing on rocks.
References
[edit]- ^ 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.