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'''''Chondrolepis leggei''''' is a species of [[Biology:Butterfly|butterfly]] in the family [[Biology:Hesperiidae|Hesperiidae]]. It is found in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and western Kenya.<ref name=ATBUT>[http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/hesperiidae_hesperiinae_2.doc Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae]</ref>
'''''Chondrolepis leggei''''' is a species of [[Biology:Butterfly|butterfly]] in the family [[Biology:Hesperiidae|Hesperiidae]]. It is found in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and western Kenya.<ref name=ATBUT>[http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/hesperiidae_hesperiinae_2.doc Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae]</ref> It was [[Biology:Species description|first described]] by Francis Arthur Heron in 1909 and originally named ''Chioneigia leggei''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Heron |first=F A |date=1909 |title=Zoological results of the Ruwenzori Expedition 1905-1906. Ruwenzori Expedition Reports 12. Lepidoptera Rhopalocera |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/92612 |journal=Transactions of the Zoological Society of London |volume=19 |pages=141––178 |doi=10.1111/j.1469-7998.1909.tb08564.x |via=Biodiversity Heritage Library}}</ref> It is named in honour of Gerald Legge, a participant of the Ruwenzori Expedition 1905-6.<ref name=":0" />


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Latest revision as of 06:18, 11 April 2025

Short description: Species of butterfly

Chondrolepis leggei
Scientific classification
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Chondrolepis
Species:
C. leggei
Binomial name
Chondrolepis leggei
(Heron, 1909)[1]
Synonyms
  • Chioneigia leggei Heron, 1909

Chondrolepis leggei is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and western Kenya.[2] It was first described by Francis Arthur Heron in 1909 and originally named Chioneigia leggei.[3] It is named in honour of Gerald Legge, a participant of the Ruwenzori Expedition 1905-6.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5104538 entry