Sevenia occidentalium
| Sevenia occidentalium | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Sevenia |
| Species: | S. occidentalium |
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| Sevenia occidentalium (Mabille, 1876)[1] | |
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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).
Subspecies
- Sevenia occidentalium occidentalium (Sierra Leone, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria: south and the Cross River loop, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Uganda, western Kenya, western Tanzania, Zambia)
- Sevenia occidentalium penricei (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) (Angola)
References
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- ↑ Sevenia, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Epicaliini
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