Butterflies of Guinea-Bissau: VIII. New data, new reports, corrections and biodiversity (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea)
Author
Bivar-De-Sousa, António
Author
Vasconcelos, Sasha
Author
Mendes, Luís F.
Author
Larsen, Torben B.
Author
Baker, Jon
Author
Guilherme, João L.
text
Zootaxa
2016
4201
1
1
77
journal article
37701
10.11646/zootaxa.4201.1.1
e3cf293e-ebda-4903-aa6a-680425eb6fed
1175-5326
192215
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154.
Junonia chorimene
Guérin-Méneville, 1844
WL:
26mm
. This species is typical of
Guinea
savanna and is distributed along the dry areas of
Gambia
to
Ethiopia
,
northern
Kenya
and
southwestern Arabia. The
known host-plants belong to the genera
Asystasia
,
Barleria
,
Hypoestes, Paulowilhelmia
and
Ruellia
(Acanthaceae)
.
Studied
material.
Bafatá
:
Tabandinto
, woodland,
10.02.2013
,
1♂
(SV) (CZ000011022); Brincasse, cashew, 0 6.02.2013,
1♀
(SV) (CZ000011024)
.
Cacheu
:
Caió, several specimens (JB)
.
Gabú
:
Biricunda
, woodland, 0 4.03.2013,
1♂
(SV) (CZ000011021);
Cansamanje
, woodland,
21.02.2013
,
1♀
(SV) (CZ000011023).
Previous references. Regions:
Biombo
,
Bolama
,
Tombali
.
Authors
:
Aurivillius (1910)
,
Bacelar (1949)
, Larsen (2005), Bivar-de-Sousa
et al.
(2008b).
Probable abundance and proposed status. AB:
C;
CS:
LC.