Sevenia pechueli

Sevenia pechueli
	Figure 1, accompanying original description
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Sevenia
Species:	S. pechueli
Binomial name
	Sevenia pechueli; (Dewitz, 1879)
Synonyms
	Crenis pechueliDewitz, 1879; Sallya pechueli; Crenis pechueli var. albicansGaede, 1916; Crenis pechueli rhodesianaRothschild, 1918; Sallya pechueli sangbaeHecq & Peeters, 1992;

Last updated January 30, 2026

Sevenia pechueli, the spotted lilac tree nymph, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. The butterfly is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, and Namibia.^[2] The habitat consists of woodland, especially in marshy areas.

Adults are attracted to fermenting fruit, sucking trees, and excrement.

The larvae feed on Maprouna africana, Sapium ellipticum, and Hymenocardia species.

Subspecies

Sevenia pechueli pechueli (southern and western Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Namibia)
Sevenia pechueli rhodesiana(Rothschild, 1918) (western and southern Tanzania, Malawi, northern Zambia)
Sevenia pechueli sangbae(Hecq & Peeters, 1992) (northern Nigeria, northern Cameroon, Congo, Central African Republic)

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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