199. Acraea (Acraea) alcinoe alcinoe (Felder & Felder, 1865)

WL: 35 mm. Described from Guinea-Bissau where it was collected by Ch . F. Neben (C. & R. Felder, 1865), the nominate subspecies ranges from the southern part of the country to southern Nigeria . Currently, only one other subspecies is recognized: A. a. nado from Ethiopia (Pierre & Bernaud, 2013, 2014). The known host-plants are species of Adenia (Passifloraceae) .

Previous references. Regions: Bissau, Quinara. Authors: C. & R. Felder (1865), Aurivillius (1910), Bivarde-Sousa & Passos-de-Carvalho (1987), Consciência et al. (2008).

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