Alaena nyassa

Alaena nyassa

Nyassa Zulu

Hewitson, 1877 Catalogue of Life

GBIF observations
272 GBIF
iNaturalist observations
45 iNaturalist
Taxonomic rank
Species
2 specimens

Alaena nyassa nyassa

2 specimens
Description

Alaena nyassa, the pied Zulu, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of riverine woodland, grassy places in savanna regions, montane grassland with rocky outcrops, forest margins, heavy woodland and rocky streams.

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Status

COL status
accepted
Name status
acceptable
Nomenclatural code
zoological
Non-butterfly
Off
Hybrid

Larval host plants GloBI

Observed associations from aggregated sources — unranked.