TL: [Africa]: “Indiis” [False locality]
Habitat
- Savanna
Similar species
40-50 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
EnglishCommon Mimic Acraea EnglishEncedon Acraea EnglishWhite-barred Wizard EnglishWhitebar Acraea
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Commelinaceae Commelina Dayflowers Commelinaceae Commelina diffusa Climbing dayflower
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Acraea encedon Linnaeus, 1758 Papilio encedon Linnaeus, 1758
- Telchinia encedon is a member of the clade Telchinia encedon-encedon:
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Species Author Telchinia encedana (Pierre, 1976) Telchinia encedon (Linnaeus, 1758) Telchinia encoda (Pierre, 1981) Telchinia necoda (Hewitson, 1861)
- Links
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Language Website Authors African Butterfly Database
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