Taxonomy of Genus Alaena Boisduval, 1847
Zulus
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 4179
190570
2444470 | Families
Genera
Species |
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 3816
189502
2439455 | Families
Genera
Species |
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 3399
186457
2415487 | Families
Genera
Species |
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 1891
142849
2048615 | Families
Genera
Species |
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 322
33641
568299 | Families
Genera
Species |
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 208
32654
567261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 197
32461
565431 | Families
Genera
Species | | Division | Ditrysia
Borner, 1925
Butterflies, Moths, Skippers | 186
32290
560864 | Families
Genera
Species |
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 74
20388
404639 | Families
Genera
Species |
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 66
18154
371101 | Families
Genera
Species |
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 13
3266
144998 | Families
Genera
Species | | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 1005
38169 | Genera
Species | | Subfamily | Poritiinae
Doherty, 1886
| 63
2334 | Genera
Species | | Tribe | Liptenini
Röber, 1892
| 53
2047 | Genera
Species | | Subtribe | Pentilina
| 7
559 | Genera
Species | | Genus | Alaena
Boisduval, 1847
Zulus | 80 | Species |
Subnodes of Alaena Boisduval, 1847 | Species | Alaena ackeryi Gifford, 1965 ⇒ Alaena lamborni
| | | | Species | Alaena amazoula Boisduval, 1847
Yellow Zulu | 4 | Subspecies | | Species | Alaena aurantiaca Butler, 1895
| | | | Species | Alaena bicolor
| | | | Species | Alaena bicolora Bethune-Baker, 1924
| | | | Species | Alaena bjoernstadi Kielland, 1993
| | | | Species | Alaena bjornstadi Kielland, 1993
| | | | Species | Alaena brainei Vári, 1976
Braine´s Zulu, Braine’s Zulu | | | | Species | Alaena caissa Rebel & Rogenhofer, 1894
| 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Alaena congoana Aurivillius, 1914
| | | | Species | Alaena connectens Talbot, 1935
| | | | Species | Alaena dodomaensis Kielland, 1983
| | | | Species | Alaena exotica Collins & Larsen, 2005
Jos Zulu | | | | Species | Alaena ferrulineata Hawker-Smith, 1933
| | | | Species | Alaena hauttecoeuri Oberthür, 1888 ⇒ Alaena kiellandi
| 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Alaena interposita Butler, 1883
| 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Alaena interrupta Hawker-Smith, 1933
| | | | Species | Alaena johanna Sharpe, 1890
Johanna´s Zulu | 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Alaena johannae
| | | | Species | Alaena kagera Talbot, 1935 ⇒ Alaena ferrulineata
| 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Alaena kiellandi Carcasson, 1965
| | | | Species | Alaena lamborni Gifford, 1965
| | | | Species | Alaena maculata Hawker-Smith, 1933
| 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Alaena madibirensis Wichgraf, 1921
| | | | Species | Alaena major Hewitson, 1877 ⇒ Alaena nyassa
Pied Zulu | 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Alaena margaritacea Eltringham, 1929
Wolkberg Zulu | | | | Species | Alaena marmorata Hawker-Smith, 1933
| | | | Species | Alaena mulsa Sharpe, 1896 ⇒ Albulina asiatica
| 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Alaena ngonga Jackson, 1966
Ngong Zulu | | | | Species | Alaena nyasana Hawker-Smith, 1933
| | | | Species | Alaena nyassa Hewitson, 1877
Pied Zulu | 4 | Subspecies | | Species | Alaena nyassae Hewitson, 1877
| 4 | Subspecies | | Species | Alaena oberthuri Aurivillius, 1899
| 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Alaena ochracea Gifford, 1965
| | | | Species | Alaena ochrea Hawker-Smith, 1933
| | | | Species | Alaena ochroma Vári, 1976
| | | | Species | Alaena orphnina Vári, 1976
| | | | Species | Alaena picata Sharpe, 1896
| 3 | Subspecies | | Species | Alaena reticulata Butler, 1896
| | | | Species | Alaena rogersi Neave, 0
| | | | Species | Alaena rollei Suffert, 1904 ⇒ Albulina asiatica
| 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Alaena rosei Vane-Wright, 1980
| | | | Species | Alaena savoa Talbot, 1935
| | | | Species | Alaena subruba
| | | | Species | Alaena subrubra Bethune-Baker, 1915
| | | | Species | Alaena tsavoa Jackson, 1966
| | | | Species | Alaena unimaculata
| | | | Species | Alaena unimaculosa Hawker-Smith, 1926
| 2 | Subspecies |
Synonyms Native, vernacular names and spellings of Alaena
Distribution of Alaena Boisduval, 1847 Angola
| Botswana
| Central African Republic
| Democratic Republic of the Congo
8 Species | Ethiopia
| Kenya
| Malawi
| Mozambique
| Namibia
| Nepal
| Nigeria
| Republic South Africa
| Solomon Islands
| Somalia
| Somaliland
| South Sudan
| Sudan
| Tanzania
| Uganda
| USA
| Zambia
| Zimbabwe
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