Leona (skipper)
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Scientific classification 
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| 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[edit]
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[edit]
- Leona allyni (Miller, 1971)
- Leona halma Evans, 1937
- Leona leonora (Plötz, 1879)
- Leona meloui (Riley, 1926)
- Leona na (Lindsey & Miller, 1965)
- Leona stoehri (Karsch, 1893)
Former species[edit]
- Leona binoevatus (Mabille, 1891) - transferred to Lennia lena (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[edit]
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External links[edit]
- Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
- Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 80