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Telchinia encedon encedon (former Hyalites encedon)
Wingspan about 6 cm, body length around 2,5 cm. Telchinia encedon in the lycoidesn form.
Lubombo region, close to a river.
Tina, it might be helpful, if you could add all names in the description field or tag them, so that I find them the next time ;-)...
That's always the problem with these new names, I did not notice Telchinia during my search, but I also did not dig deep holes...
The names have been changed, it's still the same species! If you're keeping current with the southern African taxonomists, you'd use Telchinia.
Thank you DrNamgyalT.Sherpa :)
Fanie and Kate, different forms are named different things? That is new to me...
Regarding the change of the ID, should i add both Telchinia encedon and Hyalites encedon to the Latin name you think?
There seems to have been a number of changes to the name, the same species has gone by Acraea encedon, Hyalites encedon and Telchinia encedon. I believe that currently in southern Africa, the accepted name is Telchinia.
Bayucca is correct. They are very variable in colour. This particular one is known as Hyalites encedon form lycoides. In other forms the white areas could also be yellow or orange/brown in colour.
Spotted on Mar 2, 2014
Submitted on Mar 3, 2014
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