Leona (skipper)

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.

Species

• Leona allyni <small>(Miller, 1971)</small>
• Leona halma <small>Evans, 1937</small>
• Leona leonora <small>(Plötz, 1879)</small>
• Leona meloui <small>(Riley, 1926)</small>
• Leona na <small>(Lindsey & Miller, 1965)</small>
• Leona stoehri <small>(Karsch, 1893)</small>

Former species

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

References

External links

• Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
• Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 80