Leona (skipper)
Leona is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
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| Genus: | Leona Evans, 1937 |
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.[1]
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External links
- Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
- Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 80
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