Leona lissa
| Leona lissa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Leona |
| Species: | L. lissa |
| Binomial name | |
| Leona lissa Evans, 1937 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Leona lissa, the Lissa recluse, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Uganda, Kenya and possibly Nigeria.[2]
The larvae feed on Dracaena species.
Subspecies
- Leona lissa lissa (possibly Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic)
- Leona lissa lima Evans, 1937 (Uganda, western Kenya)
References
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- ↑ Caenides at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae
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