Graphium leonidas leonidas ( Fabricius, 1793 )

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 : 11

8. Graphium leonidas leonidas ( Fabricius, 1793)

WL: 45mm. This ubiquitous species is quite common in Guinea-Bissau. It occurs throughout continental Africa, except in very dry areas. The caterpillars feed on Annonaceae , mainly on species of Annona, Artabothrys, Enanthia , Friesodielsia , Monanthotaxis , Popowia and Uvaria , as well as on Apocynaceae of genus Landolphia .

Studied material. Bafatá: Dulombi, bolanha, 28.02.2013, 1♂ (SV) (CZ000010951) . Cacheu: Caió, common (JB) . Gabú: Beli, 0 3.07.2009, 1♂ (BS 29537); Ché Ché, margin of the Corubal river , several specimens (JG) . Quinara: Buba Tombo ( PNLC), 15- 17.07.2009, 2♂ (BS 29619, 29726); Nhala ( PNLC) , 16.07.2009, 1♂ (BS 29538). Tombali: Mato de Amidara ( PNFC), 14.07.2009, 1♂ (BS 29614).

Previous references. Regions: Bafatá, Biombo, Bissau, Gabú, Oio, Quinara, Tombali. Authors: Bacelar (1949), Bivar-de-Sousa & Passos-de-Carvalho (1987), Bivar-de-Sousa & Mendes (1999), Smith & Vane-Wright (2001), Larsen (2005), Bivar-de-Sousa et al. (2007).

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