Alaena amazoula
| Yellow Zulu | |
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| A. a. ochroma, male | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Alaena |
| Species: | A. amazoula |
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Alaena amazoula (Boisduval, 1847) |
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Alaena amazoula, the yellow Zulu, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in southern Africa.
The wingspan is 22–28 mm for males and 25–32 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to May (with a peak from December to January). There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Cyanobacteria species.
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