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
120.
Bicyclus safitza safitza
(Westwood, 1850)
WL:
24mm
. This is a common butterfly of the
Guinea
savanna. It occurs throughout most of Africa excluding very dry areas and the
Cape Province
. Subspecies
B. s. aethiops
occurs in
Ethiopia
. Known host-plants are species of
Ehrharta
,
Paspalum
,
Schizachyrium
and
Oplismenus
(Poaceae)
.
Studied
material.
Cacheu
:
Banhinda
(
PNTC
),
27.07.2009
,
1♀
(BS 28998). Caió,
3 specimens
(JB).
Previous references. Regions:
Bafatá
,
Biombo
,
Bolama
,
Oio
,
Quinara
.
Authors:
Aurivillius (1910)
,
Bacelar (1949)
, Larsen (2005), Bivar-de-Sousa
et al.
(2008a).
Probable abundance and proposed status. AB:
NF;
CS:
LC.