Bicyclus mandanes ( Hewitson, 1873 )

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

118. Bicyclus mandanes ( Hewitson, 1873)

WL: 24mm. This species prefers dry forest, although it may also occur in riverine forest and on the marginal areas of Guinea savanna. It is known from Senegal to Kenya and Tanzania. The host-plants remain unknown, though they are most likely Poaceae .

Previous references. Regions: Bafatá, Oio, Quinara. Authors: Bacelar (1949), Bivar-de-Sousa & Passos-de- Carvalho (1987), Larsen (2005), Bivar-de-Sousa et al. (2008a).

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