Sevenia benguelae

Sevenia benguelae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Sevenia
Species:	S. benguelae
Binomial name
	Sevenia benguelae; (Chapman, 1872)
Synonyms
	Crenis benguelaeChapman, 1872; Sallya benguelae;

Last updated January 30, 2026

Sevenia benguelae is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Tanzania (from the western part of the country to the Kigoma district), the Republic of the Congo, the central and western part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, western Zambia and Namibia.^[2] The habitat consists of savanna woodland.

Adults are attracted to fermenting fruit.

The larvae feed on Maprounea africana .

References

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

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[funet-1] Sevenia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[ATBUT-2] "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Epicaliini". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-06-19.

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