Gretna waga (Plötz, 1886), Plotz, 1886

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 : 57

*230. Gretna waga (Plötz, 1886)

WL: 22mm. G. waga is a small crepuscular forest skipper. Both the genus and species are now reported for the first time from Guinea-Bissau, although occurrence in the country was foreseeable as it was previously known in West Africa from Senegal to southern Nigeria . This species also flies in Cameroon, Gabon, Congo and DRC, reaching Uganda. The caterpillars are known to feed on oil palm, Elaeis guineensis (Arecaceae) .

Studied material. Cacheu: Caió, rare (JB).

Probable abundance and proposed status. AB: R; CS: I.

*231– Gretna cylinda ( Hewitson, 1876)

WL: 22mm. This is a small crepuscular skipper inhabiting forest areas and occasionally using open habitats. In West Africa it was formerly known from Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo and Nigeria, and is now reported for the first time from Guinea-Bissau . It also flies in equatorial Africa to Angola, south Sudan, Uganda and northwestern Tanzania . The caterpillars feed on several Marantaceae , such as Trachyphrynium braunianum , Thalia welwitschii and Marantochloa cuspidata .

Studied material. Gabu: Dembel Uri, woodland, 30.04.2013, 1♀, (SV) (CZ000010961).

Probable abundance and proposed status. AB: R; CS: I.