TL: [Democratic Republic of Congo]: “Congo-Gebiets”
Habitat
- Mountain forests
40 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
EnglishPenelope Acraea EnglishPenelope's Acraea EnglishPenelope's Legionnaire EnglishRuby Wizard
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Urticaceae Urera Urticaceae Urera trinervis Tree climbing-nettle
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Acraea penelope Staudinger, 1896
- Telchinia penelope is a member of the clade Telchinia parrhasia-penelope:
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Species Author Telchinia amicitiae (Heron, 1909) Telchinia aubyni (Eltringham, 1912) Telchinia baxteri (Sharpe, 1902) Telchinia conradti (Oberthür, 1893) Telchinia igola (Trimen & Bowker, 1889) Telchinia melanoxantha (Sharpe, 1891) Telchinia newtoni (Sharpe, 1893) Telchinia ntebiae (Sharpe, 1897) Telchinia orina (Hewitson, 1874) Telchinia orinata (Oberthür, 1893) Telchinia penelope (Staudinger, 1896) Telchinia safie (Felder & Felder, [1865]) Telchinia ungemachi (Le Cerf, 1927)
- 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 |