*133. Charaxes tiridates tiridates (Cramer, 1777)

WL: 48mm. C. tiridates is a typical forest species formerly known from Senegal to southern Nigeria, and now reported from Guinea-Bissau for the first time. Other subspecies are known in the Equatorial Guinean Bioko Island and along tropical Africa to Ethiopia. The highly polyphagous caterpillars feed on Ulmaceae, Santalaceae, Fabaceae, Linaceae and Tiliaceae .

Studied material. Cacheu: Caió, 1 specimen (JB).

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