Leona lissa

Leona lissa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Leona
Species: L. lissa
Binomial name
Leona lissa
Evans, 1937
Synonyms
  • Caenides lissa[1]

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.

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References

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