Acraea (Acraea) epaea epaea ( Cramer, 1779 )

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 : 51

200. Acraea (Acraea) epaea epaea ( Cramer, 1779)

WL: 33mm. A. epaea is a forest butterfly known to colonize degraded forests and dense Guinea savanna . It was described from Sierra Leone and the nominate subspecies ranges from Senegal to Angola and northern Zambia . Three other subspecies are currently recognized: A. e. insulana from Bioko Island ( Equatorial Guinea) , A. e. melina from southwestern Tanzania and Malawi, and A. e. homochroa from Ethiopia ( Pierre & Bernaud, 2013, 2014). The caterpillars feed on Lindaeckeria and Adenia (Passifloraceae) .

Studied material. Cacheu: Caió, not frequent (JB).

Previous references. Regions: Bolama, Oio, Quinara, Tombali. Authors: Aurivillius (1910), Bacelar (1949), Larsen (2005), Consciência et al. (2008).

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