Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Lycaenidae
Subfamilia: Poritiinae
Tribus: Liptenini
Subtribus: Pentilina
Genus: Alaena
Species: Alaena exotica

Name

Alaena exotica Collins & Larsen, 2005.

Type locality: Nigeria: “Plateau State, Jos Town”.

Holotype: ♂ ABRI, vii.1983, (S.C. Collins) leg.

Synonymy

  • Alaena exotica Collins & Larsen, 2005: 547; Williams, 2007: Pentilina 6.

References

  • Collins, S.C., & Larsen, T.B. 2005. New species and subspecies of African butterflies. pp.547-560. In Larsen, T.B. 2005. Butterflies of West Africa. Apollo Books, Denmark: pp. 1-595, figs. 1-270. Reference page. 
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