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Leona lissa

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Hesperiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Leona

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.

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

    Leona lissa Wikipedia
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