Anthene princeps Butler, 1876

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 : 25

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4201.1.1
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scientific name	Anthene princeps Butler, 1876
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WL: 13mm. A. princeps is a Guinea savanna element distributed in West Africa from Senegal to Nigeria, and extending south to most of the continent. Libert (2010) reports the species from Guinea-Bissau, explicitly from Cantanha, Coli and Cumbijã. The caterpillars feed on several Fabaceae of the genera Millettia , Entada and Albizia . Previous references. Regions: Quinara, Tombali. Authors: Mendes et al. (2008), Libert (2010). Probable abundance and proposed status. AB: NF; CS: I.