Junonia chorimene Guérin-Méneville, 1844

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

154. Junonia chorimene Guérin-Méneville, 1844

WL: 26mm. This species is typical of Guinea savanna and is distributed along the dry areas of Gambia to Ethiopia, northern Kenya and southwestern Arabia. The known host-plants belong to the genera Asystasia , Barleria , Hypoestes, Paulowilhelmia and Ruellia (Acanthaceae) .

Studied material. Bafatá: Tabandinto , woodland, 10.02.2013, 1♂ (SV) (CZ000011022); Brincasse, cashew, 0 6.02.2013, 1♀ (SV) (CZ000011024) . Cacheu: Caió, several specimens (JB) . Gabú: Biricunda, woodland, 0 4.03.2013, 1♂ (SV) (CZ000011021); Cansamanje , woodland, 21.02.2013, 1♀ (SV) (CZ000011023).

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

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