Lissia lissa
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Lissia |
| Species: | L. lissa
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| Lissia lissa (Evans, 1937)
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Lissia lissa, the Lissa recluse, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Uganda, Kenya and possibly Nigeria.[2]
The larvae feed on Dracaena species.
Subspecies
[edit]- Lissia lissa lissa - Cameroon, Central African Republic, and possibly Nigeria
- Lissia lissa lima Evans, 1937 - Uganda, western Kenya
References
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- ^ Caenides at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae
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