140. Charaxes viola viola Butler, 1866

WL: 31mm. A typical savanna species whose nominate subspecies occurs from Senegal to Cameroon and Chad. The caterpillars feed on Acacia, Albizia and Entada (Fabaceae) .

Studied material. Bafatá: Dulombi, woodland, 28.02.2013, 1♂ (SV) (CZ000011013) . Cacheu: Caió, 8 specimens (JB) . Tombali: Coli, 0 6.07.2006, 2♂ 1♀ (BS 28667, 28669).

Previous references. Regions: Bafatá, Biombo, Oio, Tombali. Authors: Bivar-de-Sousa & Passos-de- Carvalho (1987), Larsen (2005), Bivar-de-Sousa et al. (2008a).

Probable abundance and proposed status. AB: F; CS: LC.