Sevenia amulia

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 amuliaCramer, 1777 Sallya amulia Asterope amulia intermediaCarcasson, 1961

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.

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)

References

1. Sevenia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Epicaliini". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-06-19.