27. Belenois (Belenois) hedyle ianthe (Doubleday, 1842)

WL: 30mm. Males are bright yellow with black margins and females may be pale yellow or whitish. The species typically flies in dry forest and in forest-savanna mosaic. The present subspecies occurs in Guinea-Bissau, Guinea and Sierra Leone. The host-plants are several Capparaceae .

Studied material. Quinara: Cantanha (PNLC), 15- 17.06.2009, 7♂ 1♀ (BS 29266/29267, 29327/29331, 29333); Buba Tombo (PNLC) , 18.07.2009, 1♀ (BS 29268). Tombali: Mato de Cambeque, (PNFC), 13.07.2009, 2♂ (BS 29263/29264); Mato de Caiquene (PNFC), 11.07.2009, 1♂ (BS 29333); Mato de Amidara (PNFC), 14.07.2009, 1♂ (BS 29265).

Previous references. Regions: Quinara, Tombali. Authors: Talbot (1943), Bivar-de-Sousa & Passos-de- Carvalho (1987), Bivar-de-Sousa & Mendes (1999), Larsen (2005), Bivar-de-Sousa et al. (2007).

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