''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
Haut-Lomami (French for "Upper Lomami") is one of the 21 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. Haut-Lomami, Haut-Katanga, Lualaba, and Tanganyika provinces are the result of the dismemberment ...
). The species was first described by
Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1899.
References
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Butterflies of Africa
Endemic fauna of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Haut-Lomami
Fauna of Southern Africa
Butterflies described in 1899
Taxa named by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius
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