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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*230.
Gretna waga
(Plötz, 1886)
WL:
22mm
.
G. waga
is a small crepuscular forest skipper. Both the genus and species are now reported for the first time from
Guinea-Bissau
, although occurrence in the country was foreseeable as it was previously known in
West
Africa from
Senegal
to
southern
Nigeria
.
This species also flies in
Cameroon
,
Gabon
,
Congo
and
DRC
, reaching
Uganda
.
The
caterpillars are known to feed on oil palm,
Elaeis guineensis
(Arecaceae)
.
Studied material.
Cacheu
:
Caió, rare (JB).
Probable abundance and proposed status. AB:
R;
CS:
I.
*231–
Gretna cylinda
(
Hewitson, 1876
)
WL:
22mm
. This is a small crepuscular skipper inhabiting forest areas and occasionally using open habitats. In
West
Africa it was formerly known from
Sierra Leone
,
Liberia
,
Ivory
Coast
,
Ghana
,
Togo
and
Nigeria
, and is now reported for the first time from
Guinea-Bissau
.
It also flies in equatorial Africa to
Angola
,
south Sudan
,
Uganda
and
northwestern
Tanzania
. The
caterpillars feed on several
Marantaceae
, such as
Trachyphrynium braunianum
,
Thalia welwitschii
and
Marantochloa cuspidata
.
Studied
material.
Gabu
:
Dembel
Uri
, woodland,
30.04.2013
,
1♀
, (SV) (CZ000010961).
Probable abundance and proposed status. AB:
R;
CS:
I.