122. Bicyclus istaris Pl ӧtz, 1880

WL: 23mm. B. istaris is predominantly a semi-deciduous forest species, ranging from Guinea-Bissau to Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo, DRC, Uganda, northwestern Tanzania, southern Sudan and western Kenya (Larsen, 2005). The host-plants remain unknown, but are very likely Poaceae .

Previous references. Regions: Quinara. Authors: Bivar-de-Sousa & Mendes (1999), Bivar-de-Sousa et al. (2008a).

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