Mylothris chloris chloris ( Fabricius, 1775 )

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

36. Mylothris chloris chloris ( Fabricius, 1775)

WL: 30mm. This subspecies is almost ubiquitous across West and Central Africa, flying from Senegal to the DRC and Sudan. The caterpillars feed on Loranthaceae and Santalaceae .

Studied material. Bafatá: Bangacia, no date, 1♂ (FR); Gafati , cashew, 31.01.2013, 1♂ (SV) (CZ000010954) . Cacheu: Caió, common (JB) . Gabú: Pataque, 1♀ (JG 10) (CZ 5899); Fasadji , cashew, 18.02.2013, 1♀ (SV) (CZ000010953); Biricunda, woodland, 0 3.03.2013, 1♂ (SV) (CZ000010955) . Tombali: Jemberem ( PNFC), 10- 11.07.2009, 1♂ 2♀ (BS 29275, 29334, 29335); the specimens from this village were flying close to a Loranthaceae .

Previous references. Regions: Biombo, Bissau, Oio, Quinara. Authors: Aurivillius (1910), Bacelar (1949), Bivar-de-Sousa & Mendes (1999), Larsen (2005), Bivar-de-Sousa et al. (2007).

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