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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126.
Charaxes varanes vologeses
Mabille, 1876
WL:
43mm
.
This species
typically flies in dry forest and dense savanna. Subspecies
C. v. vologeses
occurs throughout tropical Africa, while the nominate subspecies flies in
Southern
Africa. The caterpillars feed on a number of species of
Sapindaceae
and
Anacardiaceae
.
Studied
material.
Cacheu
:
Caió
,
45 specimens
(JB)
.
Gabú
:
Beli
, 0 5.07.2009,
1♂
2♀
(BS 28675, 29163/ 29165).
Quinar
a:
Buba Tombo
(
PNLC
),
18.07.2009
,
4♂
1♀
(BS 29145/29146, 29157/ 29158, 29198). Cantanha (
PNLC
), 0 6.08. 2006,
4♂
(BS 2874, 28676/28678)
.
Tombali
:
Coli
,
12.07.2006
,
1♂
(BS 28679).
Previous references. Regions:
Biombo
,
Oio
,
Quinara
,
Tombali
.
Authors:
Bivar-de-Sousa & Passos-de- Carvalho (1987), Larsen (2005), Bivar-de-Sousa
et al.
(2008a).
Probable abundance and proposed status. AB:
C;
CS:
LC.