Sevenia amulia
| Sevenia amulia | |
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| Sevenia amulia figures 3, 4 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Sevenia |
| Species: | S. amulia |
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| Sevenia amulia (Cramer, 1777)[1] | |
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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
- Sevenia amulia amulia (Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, central and northern Democratic Republic of Congo)
- Sevenia amulia intermedia (Carcasson, 1961) (Angola, north-western Zambia, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo: Shaba, Lualaba, Lomami, Maniema and Sankuru)
References
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- ↑ Sevenia, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Epicaliini
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