Iolaus ismenias (Klug, 1834)

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 : 22

58. Iolaus ismenias (Klug, 1834)

WL: 19mm. The species is typical of the Sudan savanna, although it has already been recorded from Senegal to Cameroon, DRC, Sudan, Ethiopia and Uganda. It has only been reported to occur in Guinea-Bissau by Larsen (2005), with no additional details. The caterpillars feed on Loranthus spp. ( Loranthaceae ). Previous references. Regions: Without a precise location. Authors: Larsen (2005), Mendes et al. (2008). Probable abundance and proposed status. AB: R; CS: I.