45. Myrina silenus silenus (Fabricius, 1775)

WL: 17mm. This is a common species of the Guinea savanna. It is blue, with a chestnut apical spot on the forewing and long tornal tails on the hindwing. Ranging from Senegal to Angola, Uganda and Sudan, four additional subspecies are known in Africa. The caterpillars feed on several species of Ficus (Moraceae) .

Previous references. Regions: Bolama, Tombali. Authors: Aurivillius (1910), Larsen (2005), Mendes et al. (2008).

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