Graphium antheus ( Cramer, 1779 )

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 : 11

10. Graphium antheus ( Cramer, 1779)

WL: 45mm. This sub-Saharan species occurs mainly in forested areas, including dry forest and forest-savanna mosaic. It is very similar to G. policenes , from which it can be distinguished by the presence of wavy rather than linear green bands in the forewing cell. In Guinea-Bissau it is more common than that species, and considered with a proportion of roughly 1 specimen of G. policenes to 30 of G. antheus . Caterpillars feed on several Annonaceae ( Annona , Artabotrys, Cleitochlamys , Monanthotaxis , Monodora , Uvaria and Uvariodendro), as well as on Apocynaceae of genus Landolphia .

Studied material. Bafatá: Campata , bolanha, 27.03.2013, 1♂ (SV) (CZ000010952) . Cacheu: Banhinda ( PNTC), 26.06.2009, 1♂ 1♀ (BS 29598, 29607); Caió (JB) . Gabú: Ché Ché , 0 2.07.2009, 1♂ (BS 29625) . Quinara: Buba Tombo ( PNLC), 15- 17.07.2009, 25♂ 1♀ (BS 29599/29600, 29604/29605, 29620/29627, 29769/ 29779, 29782/29848) . Tombali: Mato de Amidara ( PNFC), 14.07.2009, 4♂ (BS 29539, 29597, 29601, 29603); Mato de Lautchande ( PNFC), 0 9.07.2009, 1♂ (BS 29784).

Previous references. Regions: Bafatá, Cacheu, Quinara, Tombali. Authors: Smith & Vane-Wright (2001), Bivar-de-Sousa & Mendes (2007).

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