TL: [Kenya]: “Sotik, Kavironda” (300 - 2200 m.)
Habitat
- Mountain forests
45 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
EnglishElbowed Wizard EnglishSotik Acraea EnglishSotika Legionnaire
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Malvaceae Hibiscus Rosemallow Malvaceae Triumfetta Malvaceae Triumfetta pilosa Malvaceae Triumfetta rhomboidea Diamond burbark
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Acraea sotikensis Sharpe, 1892
- Telchinia sotikensis is a member of the clade Telchinia serena-bonasia:
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Species Author Telchinia alicia Sharpe, 1890 Telchinia bonasia (Fabricius, 1775) Telchinia burgessi (Jackson, 1956) Telchinia cabira (Hopffer, 1855) Telchinia excelsior (Sharpe, 1891) Telchinia goetzei (Thurau, 1903) Telchinia lumiri (Bethune-Baker, 1908) Telchinia rupicola (Schultze, 1912) Telchinia sotikensis (Sharpe, 1892) Telchinia supponina (Staudinger, 1896) Telchinia uvui (Grose-Smith, 1890) Telchinia viviana (Staudinger, 1896)
- 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 |