Leona (skipper)

Leona
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Tribe: Erionotini
Genus: Leona
Evans, 1937

Leona is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.

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]

Species

Former species

  • Leona binoevatus (Mabille, 1891) - transferred to Lennia binoevatus (Mabille, 1891)
  • Leona lena Evans, 1937 - transferred to Lennia lena (Evans, 1937)
  • Leona lissa Evans, 1937 - transferred to Lissia lissa (Evans, 1937)
  • Leona lota Evans, 1937 - transferred to Lennia lota (Evans, 1937)
  • Leona luehderi (Plötz, 1879) - transferred to Lissia luehderi (Plötz, 1879)
  • Leona maracanda (Hewitson, 1876) - transferred to Lennia maracanda (Hewitson, 1876)

References

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  1. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae


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