Borbo borbonica subsp. borbonica Boisduval 1833
| Main Authors: | Bivar-De-Sousa, António, Vasconcelos, Sasha, Mendes, Luís F., Larsen, Torben B., Baker, Jon, Guilherme, João L. |
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| Format: | info publication-taxonomictreatment Journal |
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, 2016
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/6068405 |
Daftar Isi:
- 238. Borbo borbonica borbonica (Boisduval, 1833) WL: 19mm. B. borbonica is a skipper known to occur mainly in dry savanna, though it also enters degraded forest. The species has a pan-Afican distribution and was described from Reunion Island. Subspecies B. b. zelleri flies in North Africa, and was reported by Larsen (2005) as a potential synonym of the nominate subspecies. B. b. morella is restricted to the Aldabra and Seychelles Islands. The caterpillars are polyphagous and feed on Poaceae. Studied material. Cacheu: Caió, common (JB). Previous references. Regions: Biombo, Gabú, Oio, Quinara. Authors: Bacelar (1949), Bivar-de-Sousa & Passos-de-Carvalho (1987) as B. fatuellus, Mendes et al. (2007). Probable abundance and proposed status. AB: F; CS: LC.
- 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 58, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4201.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/192215