Bicyclus safitza safitza (Westwood, 1850)

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 : 34

120. Bicyclus safitza safitza (Westwood, 1850)

WL: 24mm. This is a common butterfly of the Guinea savanna. It occurs throughout most of Africa excluding very dry areas and the Cape Province. Subspecies B. s. aethiops occurs in Ethiopia. Known host-plants are species of Ehrharta , Paspalum , Schizachyrium and Oplismenus (Poaceae) .

Studied material. Cacheu: Banhinda ( PNTC), 27.07.2009, 1♀ (BS 28998). Caió, 3 specimens (JB).

Previous references. Regions: Bafatá, Biombo, Bolama, Oio, Quinara. Authors: Aurivillius (1910), Bacelar (1949), Larsen (2005), Bivar-de-Sousa et al. (2008a).

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