Lissia lissa

Lissia lissa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Lissia
Species:
L. lissa
Binomial name
Lissia lissa
(Evans, 1937)
Synonyms
  • Caenides lissa[1]
  • Leona lissa Evans, 1937

Lissia lissa, the Lissa recluse, is a species of 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

  • Lissia lissa lissa - Cameroon, Central African Republic, and possibly Nigeria
  • Lissia lissa lima Evans, 1937 - Uganda, western Kenya

References

  1. ^ Caenides at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae


 

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