240. Borbo fatuellus fatuellus (Hopffer, 1855)

WL: 19mm. B. fatuellus is one of the most common African skippers and is found in all types of forest, as well as dense savanna. Its nominate subspecies occurs throughout sub-Saharan Africa, deserts excluded. Two additional subspecies were described from the São Tomé and Príncipe and the Comoro Islands. Caterpillars feed on several Poaceae .

Previous references. Regions: Quinara. Authors: Bivar-de-Sousa & Mendes (1999) as Borbo borbonica, Larsen (2005), Mendes et al. (2007).

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