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
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131.
Charaxes castor castor
(
Cramer, 1775
)
WL:
50mm
.
C. castor
flies in forests, degraded forest and
Guinea
savanna. Two subspecies occur along the African savanna region: nominate
C. c. castor
from
Senegal
to
Nigeria
and across to western
Kenya
and northwestern
Tanzania
; and
C. c. flavofasciatus
from eastern
Kenya
to
South
Africa
. Subspecies
C. c. arthuri
and
C. c. comoranus
are endemic to
Pemba
Island
and the
Comoro Islands
, respectively. Caterpillars are polyphagous and feed on several
Fabaceae
,
Poaceae
,
Celastraceae
,
Ulmaceae
,
Euphorbiaceae
and
Iridaceae
.
Previous references. Regions:
Tombali
.
Authors:
Larsen (2005), Bivar-de-Sousa
et al.
(2008a).
Probable abundance and proposed status. AB:
R;
CS:
I.