Ypthima asterope asterope (Klug, 1832)

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 : 35

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4201.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6068155
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scientific name	Ypthima asterope asterope (Klug, 1832)
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WL: 14mm. Y. asterope is typical of savanna and flies from Senegal to Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Djibouti. The species is also present in the eastern Mediterranean and from the Middle East to India. The hostplants consist of several species of Poaceae .

Studied material. Cacheu: Caió, locally common (JB) . Gabú: Taibata , woodland, 24.02.2013, 1♂ (SV) (CZ000010987); Fasadji, woodland , 19.02.2013, 1♂ (SV) (CZ000010988); Cansamanje, woodland, 21.02.2013, 1♂ (SV) (CZ000010989).

Previous references. Regions: Bissau, Tombali. Authors: Bivar-de-Sousa et al. (2008a).

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

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Nymphalidae
SubFamily	Satyrinae
Genus	Ypthima

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