Oxylides faunus faunus ( 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 : 19-20

47. Oxylides faunus faunus ( Drury, 1773)

WL: 16mm. This is a frequent forest species in some restricted areas such as the Mato de Cambeque in Cantanhez. The nominate subspecies occurs throughout the West African forests from Guinea-Bissau to eastern Nigeria , while O. f. camerunica is found in the Cross River Loop ( Nigeria) and Cameroon. The host-plants are unknown.

Studied material. Quinara: Mato de Cambeque ( PNFC), 10 - 13.07.2009 10♂ 4♀ (BS 28849/28851, 28854/ 28855, 28857/28859, 28922, 28948/28950, 29215, 29424); Mato de Canamina ( PNFC), 10- 13.07.2009, 3♂ 1♀ (BS 28852, 28931, 28951); Mato de Lautchande ( PNFC) 9- 12.07.2009, 2♂ 1♀ (BS 28853, 28856, 29214). Previous references. Regions: Bolama. Authors: Libert (2004a), Larsen (2005), Mendes et al. (2008). Probable abundance and proposed status. AB: F; CS: LC.