Leona maracanda
Leona maracanda, the scarce large recluse, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Cameroon, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and north-western Zambia.[2]
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The larvae have been recorded feeding on a climbing rattan palm in the family Arecaceae.
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- Caenides at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae
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