Sevenia amulia

Sevenia amulia
Sevenia amulia figures 3, 4
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Sevenia
Species: S. amulia
Binomial name
Sevenia amulia
(Cramer, 1777)[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio amulia Cramer, 1777
  • Sallya amulia
  • Asterope amulia intermedia Carcasson, 1961

Sevenia amulia, the Lilac Tree Nymph, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, Zambia and Botswana.[2] The habitat consists of forests, especially near marshy areas.

Adults are on wing year round. It is a migratory species.

The larvae feed on Maprouna membranacea and Sapium species (including Sapium ellipticum).

Subspecies

References

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