Junonia hierta cebrene ( Trimen, 1870 )

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 : 40

150. Junonia hierta cebrene ( Trimen, 1870)

WL: 24mm. This is a savanna butterfly and an occasional migrant. The species is widespread in sub-Saharan Africa and also occurs in southwestern Arabia and in some eastern Mediterranean countries. The nominate subspecies flies in the Oriental Region. The caterpillars are known to feed on several Acanthaceae .

Studied material. Bafatá: Bambadinca , woodland, 11.03.2013 , 1♀ (SV) (CZ000011017). Cacheu: Caió, several specimens (JB) . Gabú: Beli, 0 3.07.2009, 1♂ (BS 29132); ibid , 1♂ (JG 8) (CZ 5896); Pataque, 0 4.07.2009, 1♂ (BS 29168); Canjadude, 0 6.07.2009, 1♂ (BS 29139).

Previous references. Regions: Bolama, Gabú, Oio, Quinara, Authors: Bacelar (1949), Bivar-de-Sousa & Passos-de-Carvalho (1987), Larsen (2005), Bivar-de-Sousa et al. (2008b).

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