TL: “India” [False locality]
37-45 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
EnglishDancing Acraea EnglishDancing Amber EnglishDancing Wizard EnglishOrange Acraea EnglishSmall Orange Acraea
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Boraginaceae Cordia millenii Lamiaceae Gmelina arborea Beechwood Lamiaceae Tectona grandis Teak Malvaceae Clappertonia Malvaceae Corchorus Malvaceae Dombeya Malvaceae Hermannia Malvaceae Hibiscus Rosemallow Malvaceae Melochia melissifolia Malvaceae Sida Fanpetals Malvaceae Tilia cordata Small-leaved Lime Malvaceae Triumfetta annua Malvaceae Triumfetta brachyceras Malvaceae Triumfetta glechomoides Malvaceae Triumfetta pilosa Malvaceae Triumfetta rhomboidea Diamond burbark Malvaceae Waltheria indica Sleepy morning Solanaceae Nicotiana tabacum Tabaco
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Acraea serena Fabricius, 1775 Papilio serena Fabricius, 1775 Acraea eponina Cramer, 1780 Acraea buxtoni Butler, 1875
- Telchinia serena is a member of the clade Telchinia serena-serena:
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Species Author Telchinia hecqui (Berger, 1981) Telchinia ochrascens Sharpe, 1902 Telchinia pierrei (Berger, 1981) Telchinia rangatana (Eltringham, 1912) Telchinia serena (Fabricius, 1775) Telchinia ventura (Hewitson, 1877)
- Links
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Language Website Authors African Butterfly Database
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