132. Charaxes brutus brutus (Cramer, 1779)

WL: 45mm. C. brutus is a common forest butterfly whose nominate subspecies flies from Senegal to Nigeria; three further subspecies are known throughout Africa. The caterpillars are polyphagous, reportedly feeding on several species of Euphorbiaceae, Tiliaceae, Meliaceae, Sapindaceae and Melianthaceae . Previous references. Regions: Bolama. Authors: Aurivillius (1910), Larsen (2005), Bivar-de-Sousa et al. (2008a).

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