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 3EB08193-954B-49BF-A989-1E73AC070E6B 200. Acraea (Acraea) epaea epaea ( Cramer, 1779 ) WL: 33mm . A . epaea is a forest butterfly known to colonize degraded forests and dense Guinea savanna . It was described from Sierra Leone and the nominate subspecies ranges from Senegal to Angola and northern Zambia . Three other subspecies are currently recognized: A . e. insulana from Bioko Island ( Equatorial Guinea ) , A . e. melina from southwestern Tanzania and Malawi , and A . e. homochroa from Ethiopia ( Pierre & Bernaud, 2013 , 2014 ). The caterpillars feed on Lindaeckeria and Adenia (Passifloraceae) . Studied material. Cacheu : Caió, not frequent (JB). Previous references. Regions: Bolama , Oio , Quinara , Tombali . Authors: Aurivillius (1910) , Bacelar (1949) , Larsen (2005), Consciência et al. (2008). Probable abundance and proposed status. AB: F; CS: LC.