Butterflies of Guinea-Bissau: VIII. New data, new reports, corrections and biodiversity (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea)
Author
Bivar-De-Sousa, António
Author
Vasconcelos, Sasha
Author
Mendes, Luís F.
Author
Larsen, Torben B.
Author
Baker, Jon
Author
Guilherme, João L.
text
Zootaxa
2016
4201
1
1
77
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.4201.1.1
e3cf293e-ebda-4903-aa6a-680425eb6fed
1175-5326
192215
3EB08193-954B-49BF-A989-1E73AC070E6B
101.
Zizeeria knysna
(
Trimen, 1862
)
WL:
11mm
. This is a ubiquitous species known throughout Africa, the Indian Ocean islands, southwestern Arabia,
Canary Islands
and southern
Spain
. The caterpillars are reported to feed on species from a variety of families, namely
Fabaceae
,
Malvaceae
,
Zygophyllaceae
,
Amaranthaceae
,
Chenopodiaceae
,
Euphorbiaceae
and
Oxalidaceae
.
Studied
material.
Biombo
:
Quinhamel
,
22.07.2009
,
1♂
(BS 29368)
.
Cacheu
:
Caió, common, especially in November (JB)
.
Quinara
:
Cantanha
(
PNLC
),
15.07.2009
,
1♂
(BS 29217)
.
Tombali
:
Mato de Caiquene
(
PNFC
),
11.07.2009
,
1♂
(BS 29367).
Previous references. Regions:
Bafatá
,
Bissau
,
Gabú
,
Oio
,
Quinara
,
Tombali
.
Authors:
Bivar-de-Sousa & Passos-de-Carvalho (1987), Bivar-de-Sousa & Mendes (1999), Larsen (2005), Mendes
et al.
(2008).
Probable abundance and proposed status. AB:
C;
CS:
LC.