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
95.
Oboronia guessfeldti
(
Dewitz, 1879
)
WL:
15mm
. The species is found mainly in dry forest, occurring throughout
West
Africa
from
Senegal
to
Nigeria
, in
Central
Africa in
Cameroon
,
CAR
,
Congo
,
DRC
and
Angola
, and in
East
Africa
in
Zambia
,
Uganda
and
western
Kenya
.
The caterpillars are known
on
Costus
(Costaceae) and
Zinziber
(Zinziberaceae)
.
Previous references. Regions:
Bafatá
,
Quinara
,
Tombali
.
Authors:
Larsen (2005), Mendes
et al.
(2008).
Probable abundance and proposed status. AB:
NF;
CS:
LC.