TL: [West Africa]
Habitat
- Savanna
60-68 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
EnglishElegant acraea EnglishElegant legionnaire
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Achariaceae Rawsonia Passifloraceae Adenia lobata
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Acraea egina Cramer, 1775 Papilio egina Cramer, 1775 Acraea rudolphina Herbst, 1792 Acraea persephone Fabricius, 1793 Acraea zidora Godart, 1819 Acraea khara Grose-Smith, 1889 Acraea harrisoni Sharpe, 1904 Acraea intensa Stoneham, 1937 Acraea bellehui Carcasson, 1961
- Rubraea egina is a member of the clade Rubraea egina:
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Species Author Rubraea egina (Cramer, [1775]) Rubraea medea (Cramer, 1775) Rubraea niobe (Sharpe, 1893)
- Links
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Language Website Authors African Butterfly Database
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 | Extinct |
 | Extinct in the wild |
 | Critically endangered |
 | Endangered |
 | Vulnerable |
 | Near Threatened |
 | Least Concern |
 | Lower Risk |
 | Legally protected |
 | CITES |