Biology:Leona meloui

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Leona meloui
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Leona
Species:
L. meloui
Binomial name
Leona meloui
(Riley, 1926)
Synonyms
  • Coenides meloui Riley, 1926
  • Caenides meloui[1]

Leona meloui, the Melou's recluse, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

References

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

Wikidata ☰ Q6525033 entry