40. Pseuderesia eleaza eleaza (Hewitson, 1873)

WL: 17mm. This is a forest species. The males are blackish with an orange-red discal spot on the forewing recto, which extends to the tornal area. The hindwings are black. The nominate subspecies ranges from Guinea- Bissau to Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo and DRC . From Sierra Leone and Liberia onwards, the orange-red spot may be smaller—f. picta —or even absent—f. nigra.

Previous references. Regions: Without a precise location. Authors: Larsen (2005), Mendes et al. (2008).

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