Lissia lissa
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Leona lissa Evans, 1937
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Leona lissa, the Lissa recluse, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. 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