Leona (skipper)
Introduction '''''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'' (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===*''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
External links * Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database* Seitz, A. ''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 80