Sevenia occidentalium

Sevenia occidentalium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Sevenia
Species: S. occidentalium
Binomial name
Sevenia occidentalium
(Mabille, 1876)[1]
Synonyms
  • Crenis occidentalium Mabille, 1876
  • Sallya occidentalium
  • Crenis vadimonis Druce, 1878
  • Asterope occidentalium penricei Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
  • Crenis ribbei Dewitz, 1879

Sevenia occidentalium is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Sierra Leone, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia and Angola.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

There may be massive population irruptions, leading to migratory behaviour. Adults males mud puddle and have also been recorded on civet droppings.

The larvae feed on Macaranga schweinfurthii and Sapium species (including Sapium ellipticum).

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References

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