Ypthima asterope asterope (Klug, 1832)

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 : 35

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4201.1.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:3EB08193-954B-49BF-A989-1E73AC070E6B
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6068155
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A50287F3-FFCF-FFC1-FF0E-FF58FC6EFDB1
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Ypthima asterope asterope (Klug, 1832)
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123. Ypthima asterope asterope (Klug, 1832) View in CoL

WL: 14mm. Y. asterope is typical of savanna and flies from Senegal to Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Djibouti. The species is also present in the eastern Mediterranean and from the Middle East to India. The hostplants consist of several species of Poaceae .

Studied material. Cacheu: Caió, locally common (JB) . Gabú: Taibata , woodland, 24.02.2013, 1♂ (SV) (CZ000010987); Fasadji, woodland , 19.02.2013, 1♂ (SV) (CZ000010988); Cansamanje, woodland, 21.02.2013, 1♂ (SV) (CZ000010989).

Previous references. Regions: Bissau, Tombali. Authors: Bivar-de-Sousa et al. (2008a).

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