Junonia orithya madagascariensis ( Guenée, 1865 ), Guenee, 1865

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 : 40

148. Junonia orithya madagascariensis ( Guenée, 1865)

WL: 24mm. J. orithya is a species of the Sudan savanna, able to inhabit degraded forest areas. Often migratory, it occurs throughout mainland Africa, Madagascar and the Seychelles. The caterpillars are polyphagous, feeding on several Acanthaceae , Convolvulaceae , Plantaginaceae , Scrophulariaceae and Verbenaceae .

Studied material. Cacheu : Cacheu, 27.10.2009, 1 specimen (FR). Caió , 2 specimens (JB). Cansamanje, woodland, 22.02.2013, 1♀ (SV) (CZ000011010). Gabú: Cumpangol , no date, 1 specimen (FR).

Previous references. Regions: Bafatá, Bolama, Gabú, Oio. Authors: Aurivillius (1910), Bacelar (1949), Bivar-de-Sousa & Passos-de-Carvalho (1987), Larsen (2005), Bivar-de-Sousa et al. (2008b).

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