Leona halma

Leona halma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Leona
Species: L. halma
Binomial name
Leona halma
Evans, 1937
Synonyms
  • Caenides halma[1]

Leona halma, or Evans' recluse, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Senegal, Guinea, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, western Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

In Senegal, adults feed almost exclusively on the flowers of Costus species. Here, the adult flight period and flowering period of the plant are synchronized.

The larvae feed on Aframomum species.

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