186. Acraea (Actinote) lycoa lycoa Godart, 1819

WL: 27mm. A. lycoa is a forest butterfly that may use degraded areas. The nominate subspecies is known to occur in Guinea-Bissau and from Sierra Leone to Nigeria. Although several subspecies were described along tropical Africa, Pierre & Bernaud (2013, 2014) recently showed that these refer to a cline and not independent subspecies, as was previously suggested by Larsen (2005). The host-plants are Aneleima ( Commelinaceae), Fleurea and Pouzolzia (Urticaceae) and cocoa ( Theobroma cacao, Malvaceae).

Previous references. Regions: Bafatá, Oio. Authors: Bacelar (1949), Consciência et al. (2008).

Probable abundance and proposed status. AB: R; CS: I.