Zizeeria knysna ( Trimen, 1862 )

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 : 30

101. Zizeeria knysna ( Trimen, 1862)

WL: 11mm. This is a ubiquitous species known throughout Africa, the Indian Ocean islands, southwestern Arabia, Canary Islands and southern Spain. The caterpillars are reported to feed on species from a variety of families, namely Fabaceae , Malvaceae , Zygophyllaceae , Amaranthaceae , Chenopodiaceae , Euphorbiaceae and Oxalidaceae .

Studied material. Biombo: Quinhamel, 22.07.2009, 1♂ (BS 29368) . Cacheu: Caió, common, especially in November (JB) . Quinara: Cantanha ( PNLC), 15.07.2009, 1♂ (BS 29217) . Tombali: Mato de Caiquene ( PNFC), 11.07.2009, 1♂ (BS 29367).

Previous references. Regions: Bafatá, Bissau, Gabú, Oio, Quinara, Tombali. Authors: Bivar-de-Sousa & Passos-de-Carvalho (1987), Bivar-de-Sousa & Mendes (1999), Larsen (2005), Mendes et al. (2008).

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