Azanus moriqua Wallengren 1857

*97. Azanus moriqua (Wallengren, 1857) WL: 12mm. A. moriqua is a savanna species that may also occur in degraded forests. It is found in the drier areas of Africa, ranging from Senegal to Nigeria in West Africa, although it had not yet been reported from Guinea- Bissau. The caterpillars feed on Acacia and Entada (Fabaceae). Studied material. Gabú: Duma, woodland, 0 8.04.2013, 1♂ 1♀ (SV) (CZ000011071/000011072); ibid, 0 9.04.2013, 1♂ (SV) (CZ000011070); Dembel Uri, woodland. 29.04.2013, 2♂ (SV) (CZ 0 0 0 0 11067, 000011069); Sintchã-Manga, woodland, 0 5.04.2013, 1♂ (SV) (CZ 000011068). Probable abundance and proposed status. AB: F; CS: LC.

Published as part of 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), pp. 1-77 in Zootaxa 4201 (1) on page 29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4201.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/192215

Keywords

Lepidoptera, Insecta, Arthropoda, Azanus moriqua, Lycaenidae, Animalia, Biodiversity, Azanus, Taxonomy

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