59. Iolaus calisto (Westwood, 1851)

WL: 19mm. The species occurs in all types of forest from Senegal to Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon and CAR. During flight it resembles a small Pierid. The caterpillars feed on Loranthus sp. or on species of other close genera ( Loranthaceae).

Studied material. Cacheu: Caió, several specimens in 2009 (JB)

Previous references. Regions: Without a precise location. Authors: Stempffer & Bennett (1958). We believe that all the known references are based on the Stempffer & Bennett (op. cit.) citation: D’Abrera (1980), Ackery et al. (1995), Larsen (2005) and Mendes et al. (2008).

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