Leptosia medusa ( Cramer, 1777 )

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 : 17

34. Leptosia medusa ( Cramer, 1777)

WL: 24mm. This species’ wingspan overlaps with that of identical L. hybrida ; however, the black apical margin is larger, attaining space 2. The black subapical spot is usually poorly defined or absent on the forewing verso, and may occasionally be absent on the recto. This is a forest species, with a greater affinity for semideciduous forests. It ranges along West Africa from Guinea-Bissau to Ghana, Burkina Faso and Togo. The caterpillars feed on Capparaceae .

Previous references. Regions: Tombali. Authors: Larsen (2005), Bivar-de-Sousa et al. (2007).

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