Junonia terea terea ( 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 : 41

155. Junonia terea terea ( Drury, 1773)

WL: 26mm. J. terea is a forest species that frequently occurs in degraded areas. The nominate subspecies extends from Senegal to DRC and western Kenya. Known host-plants are Acanthaceae of the genera Asystasia , Barleria , Hygrophila , Justicia, Paulowilhelmia , Phaulopsis and Ruellia .

Studied material. Cacheu: Caió, common (JB) . Gabú: Kobolo, 0 2.07.2009, 1♂ (BS 29134); Beli, 0 3.07.2009 , 1♀ (BS 29208); Dongol Quebube 1♀ (JG 14) (CZ 5897). Oio: Banjara, one specimen, 9.11.2010, (FR) . Tombali: Mato de Lautchande ( PNFC), 0 9.07.2009 , 1♀ (BS 29507); Mato de Cambeque ( PNFC), 10.07.2009, 1♂ 1♀ (BS 29207, 29508): Mato de Caiquene ( PNFC), 11.07.2009, 1♂ 1♀ (BS 29226/29227); Jemberem ( PNFC), 10.07.2009, 1♂ (BS 29174).

Previous references. Regions: Bafatá, Biombo, Bolama, Cacheu, Gabú, Quinara, Tombali. Authors: Aurivillius (1910), Bacelar (1949), Villiers (1949), Bivar-de-Sousa & Passos-de-Carvalho (1987), Larsen (2005), Bivar-de-Sousa et al. (2008b).

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