Bicyclus mandanes (Hewitson 1873) Hewitson 1873
- Dataset
- Butterflies of Guinea-Bissau: VIII. New data, new reports, corrections and biodiversity (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea)
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Insecta
- order
- Lepidoptera
- family
- Nymphalidae
- genus
- Bicyclus
- species
- Bicyclus mandanes
description
WL: 24 mm. This species prefers dry forest, although it may also occur in riverine forest and on the marginal areas of Guinea savanna. It is known from Senegal to Kenya and Tanzania. The host-plants remain unknown, though they are most likely Poaceae. Previous references. Regions: Bafatá, Oio, Quinara. Authors: Bacelar (1949), Bivar-de-Sousa & Passos-de- Carvalho (1987), Larsen (2005), Bivar-de-Sousa et al. (2008 a). Probable abundance and proposed status. AB: NF; CS: LC.