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Leona (skipper)

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Subfamily
  
Hesperiinae

Scientific name
  
Leona

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Family
  
Hesperiidae

Tribe
  
Erionotini

Higher classification
  
Skipper

Similar
  
Skipper, Gretna balenge, Butterfly, Meza

Leona is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.

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Species

  • Leona allyni (Miller, 1971)
  • Leona binoevatus (Mabille, 1891)
  • Leona halma Evans, 1937
  • Leona lena Evans, 1937
  • Leona leonora (Plötz, 1879)
  • Leona lissa Evans, 1937
  • Leona lota Evans, 1937
  • Leona luehderi (Plötz, 1879)
  • Leona maracanda (Hewitson, 1876)
  • Leona meloui (Riley, 1926)
  • Leona na (Lindsey & Miller, 1965)
  • Leona stoehri (Karsch, 1893)

    • Taxonomy

    The genus was treated as a synonym of Caenides by Lindsey & Miller in 1965 and by Ackery et al. in 1995. It was later treated as a valid genus by Larsen in 2005.

    References

    Leona (skipper) Wikipedia
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