Eurema (Terias) senegalensis ( Boisduval, 1836 )

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 : 12

12. Eurema (Terias) senegalensis ( Boisduval, 1836)

WL: 22mm. This uncommon species occurs in semi-deciduous forest. Females are usually much lighter than males. It ranges along the African forests from Guinea-Bissau to Angola and Kenya and Tanzania west of the Rift valley. Larval host-plants are mainly Fabaceae ( Cassia , Acacia ).

Studied material. Cacheu: Caió, not frequent (JB) . Tombali: Mato de Cambeque ( PNFC) , 13.07.2009, 1♂ (BS 29435); Mato de Amidara ( PNFC), 14.07.2009, 1♂ (BS 29434).

Previous references. Regions: Bafatá, Biombo, Bissau, Oio, Quinara. Authors: Aurivillius (1910), Bacelar (1949), Bivar-de-Sousa et al. (2007).

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