Kingdom Animalia Family Nymphalidae Genus Sevenia Order Butterflies and moths | Class Insecta Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | |
 | ||
Similar Sevenia amulia, Sevenia, Sevenia boisduvali, Ariadne enotrea, Acraea pseudegina | ||
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 the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia and Angola. 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
References
Sevenia occidentalium Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA