Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Sevenia | |
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Similar Sevenia, Sevenia occidentalium, Sevenia pechueli, Sevenia boisduvali, Sevenia natalensis | ||
Sevenia amulia, the lilac tree nymph, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Zambia and Botswana. 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 S. ellipticum).
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