*56. Iolaus menas menas Druce, 1890

WL: 19mm. I. menas is a new record for Guinea-Bissau, though its presence in the country was previously suggested (Larsen, 2005). The species occurs mainly in savanna and the nominate subspecies ranges from Senegal to Cameroon, Sudan and Ethiopia. The caterpillars feed on some species of Loranthaceae . Studied material. Cacheu: Caió, 1 specimen (JB).

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