TL: [West Africa]: “Indiis” [False locality]
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
AfrikaansBoomtoprooitjie 
EnglishCepheus Acraea EnglishTree-top Acraea
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Achariaceae Caloncoba crepiniana Achariaceae Caloncoba welwitschii Achariaceae Lindackeria dentata Salicaceae Oncoba
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Acraea cepheus Linnaeus, 1758 Papilio cepheus Linnaeus, 1758
- Rubraea cepheus is a member of the clade Rubraea cepheus:
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Species Author Rubraea abdera (Hewitson, [1852]) Rubraea cepheus (Linnaeus, 1758) Rubraea petraea (Boisduval, 1847) Rubraea rohlfsi Suffert, 1904
- 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 |