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Sevenia occidentalium

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Sevenia occidentalium httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

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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

  • Sevenia occidentalium occidentalium (Sierra Leone, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria: south and the Cross River loop, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Uganda, western Kenya, western Tanzania, Zambia)
  • Sevenia occidentalium penricei (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) (Angola)
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    Sevenia occidentalium Wikipedia


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