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Lissia luehderi
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Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Lissia
Species:	L. luehderi
Binomial name
Lissia luehderi (Plötz, 1879)
Synonyms
List Platingia luehderi Plötz, 1879 Caenides luehderi f. alenicola Strand, 1913 Caenides umbrina Rebel, 1914 Caenides luehderi Leona luehderi (Plötz, 1879) Plastingia luehderi (Plötz, 1879)

Lissia luehderi, or Luehder's recluse, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. The habitat consists of wetter forests.

Subspecies

• Lissia luehderi luehderi (Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria: Cross River loop, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Uganda)
• Lissia luehderi laura Evans, 1937 (eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania)

References

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

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