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Anthene lunulata subsp. grosei Aurivillius 1899

Description

75. Anthene lunulata grosei (Aurivillius, 1899)

WL: 15mm. The species is known from the Guinean savanna and the present subspecies occurs from Senegal to Nigeria. The nominate A. l. lunulata occurs in most of sub-Saharan Africa, apparently limited by the Zambezi river basin (Larsen, 2005). The host-plants are Fabaceae and Combretaceae. A. lunulata was previously reported from the country as monotypic (Mendes et al. 2008).

Studied material. Cacheu: Caió, not frequent (JB). Gabú: Beli, 03- 05.07.2009, 2♂ (BS 28933, 29225). Quinara: Buba Tombo (PNLC), 16.07.2009, 1♂ (BS 28934).

Previous references. Regions: Quinara, Tombali. Authors: Mendes et al. (2008), Libert (2010).

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

Notes

Published as part of 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), pp. 1-77 in Zootaxa 4201 (1) on page 25, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4201.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/192215

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References

  • Aurivillius, P. O. C. (1899) Rhopalocera Aethiopica. Die Tagfalter des aethiopischen Faunengebietes: eine Systematische- Geographische Studie. Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar, 31, 1 - 561.
  • Libert, M. (2010) Revision des Anthene africains (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). African Butterfly Research Institute, Nairobi & Lambillionea, Tervuren, 420 pp.