Leona na

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Leona na
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Leona
Species:
L. na
Binomial name
Leona na
(Lindsey & Miller, 1965)
Synonyms
  • Caenides naLindsey and Miller, 1965 [1]

Leona na, the dark recluse, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Liberia. [2] The habitat probably consists of dense forests.

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References

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