Pentila pauli subsp. abri Collins & Larsen 2005

Main Authors: Bivar-De-Sousa, António, Vasconcelos, Sasha, Mendes, Luís F., Larsen, Torben B., Baker, Jon, Guilherme, João L.
Format: info publication-taxonomictreatment Journal
Terbitan: , 2016
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Online Access: https://zenodo.org/record/6067989
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  • 38. Pentila pauli abri Collins & Larsen, 2005 WL: 20mm. The species has only been reported once from Guinea-Bissau, in the Coli forest-savanna mosaic near the Corubal River. This subspecies is known to occur from Senegal to Sierra Leone. Around a dozen other subspecies are described from tropical Africa. The caterpillars appear to be associated with Crematogaster ants and feed on blue-green algae (Cyanophyta) on tree trunks. Previous references. Regions: Tombali. Authors: Mendes et al. (2008). Probable abundance and proposed status. AB: R; CS: VU.
  • Published as part of 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), pp. 1-77 in Zootaxa 4201 (1) on page 18, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4201.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/192215