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Lissia luehderi

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Lissia luehderi
Leona luehderi figure 45
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L. luehderi
Binomial name
Leona luehderi
(Plötz, 1879)
Synonyms
  • Platingia luehderi Plötz, 1879
  • Caenides luehderi f. alenicola Strand, 1913
  • Caenides umbrina Rebel, 1914
  • Caenides luehderi[1]

Leona luehderi, or Luehder's recluse, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of wetter forests.

Subspecies

  • Leona luehderi luehderi (Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria: Cross River loop, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Uganda)
  • Leona luehderi laura Evans, 1937 (eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania)

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