TL: [West Africa]: “Afrique” (800 - 2200 m.)
Habitat
- Woodland
45-55 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
EnglishLycoa Acraea EnglishLycoa Legionnaire EnglishLycoa Wizard
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Commelinaceae Aneilema Malvaceae Theobroma cacao Cacao tree Urticaceae Fleurya Urticaceae Laportea aestuans West Indian woodnettle Urticaceae Laportea ovalifolia Urticaceae Pouzolzia guineensis Urticaceae Pouzolzia parasitica Urticaceae Urera
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Acraea lycoa Godart, 1819
- Telchinia lycoa is a member of the clade Telchinia encedon-lycoa:
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Species Author Telchinia acuta (Howarth, 1969) Telchinia alciope (Hewitson, [1852]) Telchinia ansorgei (Grose-Smith, 1898) Telchinia aurivillii (Staudinger, 1896) Telchinia comor (Pierre, 1992) Telchinia disjuncta (Grose-Smith, 1898) Telchinia esebria (Hewitson, 1861) Telchinia jodutta (Fabricius, 1793) Telchinia jodutta jodutta (Fabricius, 1793) Telchinia johnstoni (Godman, 1885) Telchinia lycoa (Godart, 1819) Telchinia masaris (Oberthür, 1893) Telchinia toruna (Grose-Smith, 1900)
- 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 |