Alaena oberthuri

(Alaena oberthuri)

Description

Alaena oberthuri is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (from the south-eastern part of the country to Haut-Lomami). The species was first described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1899.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

Family:Lycaenidae

Genus:Alaena

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