''Leptalina'' is a genus of skippers in the family

Hesperiidae Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called butterflies. They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea; however, the most recent taxonomy ...

. It contains only one species, ''Leptalina unicolor'', which is found in eastern

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, Korea,

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and the Russian Far East ( Amur). The habitat consists of humid meadows. Adults are on wing from June to July. The larvae feed on various grasses, including ''

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'', ''

Setaria ''Setaria'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Latin word ''seta'', meaning "bristle" or "hair", which refers to the bristly spikelets. The genus includes over 100 species distributed in many tr ...

'' and '' Phragmites'' species.Russian Insects
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Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database images representing ''Leptalina''
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