Acraea (Actinote) serena Fabricius, 1775

Bivar-De-Sousa, António, Vasconcelos, Sasha, Mendes, Luís F., Larsen, Torben B., Baker, Jon & Guilherme, João L., 2016, Butterflies of Guinea-Bissau: VIII. New data, new reports, corrections and biodiversity (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea), Zootaxa 4201 (1), pp. 1-77 : 48-49

187. Acraea (Actinote) serena Fabricius, 1775

WL: 20mm. A. serena is a ubiquitous species that flies in degraded forest areas, savanna and even parks and gardens. The species is abundant and widespread in Guinea-Bissau. Previously known as A. eponina , it extends along most of sub-Saharan Africa, southwestern Arabia, Madagascar and most of the African islands. The caterpillars are polyphagous and feed on a variety of species of Tiliaceae , Sterculiaceae , Solanaceae , Verbenaceae and Ehretiaceae .

Studied material. Bafatá: Aldeia do Geba , no date, 1♂ (FR); Bangacia, no date, 1♂, quite common in the area (FR); Dulombi, woodland , 28.02.2013, 1♂ (SV) (CZ000010979); Gafati , woodland, 1♂, cashew, 1♂ , 31.01.2013 (SV) (CZ000010981, 000010984). Cacheu: Caió , very common (JB) . Gabú: Kobolo , 0 2.07.2009, 1♂ (BS 29031); Beli, 2♂ 1♀ (JG 10, 30, 44) (CZ 5896); Fasadji, cashew , 18.02.2013, 1♂ (SV) (CZ000010980); Biricunda, 0 3.03.2013 1♂ (SV) (CZ000010982); Sinchã-Sarfo, margins of the Geba river , no date, 1♂ (FR) . Quinara: Cantanha ( PNLC) 15- 18.07.2009, 2♂ 2♀ (BS 29032, 29112/29113, 29040); Buba Tombo ( PNLC) , 18.07.2009, 2♂ (BS 29114/29115).

Previous references. Regions: Biombo, Bissau, Bolama, Gabú, Oio, Quinara, Tombali. Authors: Aurivillius (1910), Villiers (1949), Bivar-de-Sousa & Passos-de-Carvalho (1987), Larsen (2005), Consciência et al. (2008), Pierre & Bernaud (2009, map).

Probable abundance and proposed status. AB: C; CS: LC.