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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71.
Anthene sylvanus sylvanus
(
Drury, 1773
)
WL:
15mm
.
A
. sylvanus
is a forest species whose nominate subspecies is known along all
West
African countries, from
Senegal
to
Nigeria
, and eastwards from
Cameroon
to
Congo
. The caterpillars are probably polyphagous and are associated with ants of the
Pheidole
and
Camponotus
genera.
Previous references. Regions:
Without a precise location.
Authors:
Larsen (2005), Mendes
et al.
(2008).
Probable abundance and proposed status. AB:
R;
CS:
LC.