Sevenia amulia

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

Sevenia amulia
Sevenia amulia ventral view
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

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

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

Subspecies
  • Sevenia amulia amulia (Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, central and northern Democratic Republic of the Congo)
  • Sevenia amulia intermedia (Carcasson, 1961) (Angola, north-western Zambia, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Shaba, Lualaba, Lomami, Maniema and Sankuru)
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References
  1. Sevenia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Epicaliini


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