Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Scientific name Sevenia morantii | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Sevenia Rank Species | |
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Similar Sevenia natalensis, Sevenia boisduvali, Eurytela hiarbas, Pseudacraea boisduvali, Nepheronia argia | ||
Sevenia morantii, the obscure tree nymph or Morant's tree nymph, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family found in southern Africa.
Wingspan: 40–45 mm in males and 43–50 mm in females. Flight period year round but mainly between December and May.
The larvae feed on Macaranga kilimandscharica, Excoecaria bussei and Sapium species (including S. ellipticum).
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