TL: [West Africa]: “Indiis” [False locality] (250 - 1700 m.)
Habitat
- Woodland
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
EnglishGlassy Dark-veined Amber EnglishGlassy Dark-veined Wizard EnglishYellow-veined Acraea
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Dioscoreaceae Dioscorea smilacifolia Urticaceae Urera Urticaceae Urera rigida Urticaceae Urera sansibarica
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Acraea parrhasia Fabricius, 1793 Papilio parrhasia Fabricius, 1793 Acraea lycoides Boisduval, 1836 Acraea dejana Godman & Salvin, 1890
- Telchinia parrhasia is a member of the clade Telchinia parrhasia-parrhasia:
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Species Author Telchinia buschbecki (Dewitz, 1889) Telchinia circeis (Drury, 1782) Telchinia grosvenori (Eltringham, 1912) Telchinia masamba (Ward, 1872) Telchinia oreas (Sharpe, 1891) Telchinia parrhasia (Fabricius, 1793) Telchinia pelopeia (Staudinger, 1896) Telchinia peneleos (Ward, 1871) Telchinia quirinalis (Grose-Smith, 1900) Telchinia sambavae (Ward, 1873) Telchinia semivitrea (Aurivillius, 1895) Telchinia silia (Mabille, 1885) Telchinia strattipocles (Oberthür, 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 |