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
34.
Leptosia medusa
(
Cramer, 1777
)
WL:
24mm
. This species’ wingspan overlaps with that of identical
L. hybrida
;
however, the black apical margin is larger, attaining space 2. The black subapical spot is usually poorly defined or absent on the forewing verso, and may occasionally be absent on the recto. This is a forest species, with a greater affinity for semideciduous forests. It ranges along
West
Africa from
Guinea-Bissau
to
Ghana
,
Burkina Faso
and
Togo
. The caterpillars feed
on
Capparaceae
.
Previous references. Regions:
Tombali
.
Authors:
Larsen (2005),
Bivar-de-Sousa
et al.
(2007)
.
Probable abundance and proposed status. AB:
R;
CS:
VU.