Anthene sylvanus sylvanus ( Drury, 1773 )

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 : 24

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.6068052
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A50287F3-FFFA-FFF4-FF0E-FA40FC9CF935
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scientific name	Anthene sylvanus sylvanus ( Drury, 1773 )
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71. Anthene sylvanus sylvanus ( Drury, 1773) View in CoL

WL: 15mm. A. sylvanus is a forest species whose nominate subspecies is known along all West African countries, from Senegal to Nigeria, and eastwards from Cameroon to Congo. The caterpillars are probably polyphagous and are associated with ants of the Pheidole and Camponotus genera.

Previous references. Regions: Without a precise location. Authors: Larsen (2005), Mendes et al. (2008).

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