Sevenia amulia

Sevenia amulia
Sevenia amulia figures 3, 4
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 amulia Cramer, 1777 Sallya amulia Asterope amulia intermedia Carcasson, 1961

Sevenia amulia, the Lilac Tree Nymph, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of 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 Sapium ellipticum).

Subspecies

• Sevenia amulia amulia (Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, central and northern Democratic Republic of Congo)
• Sevenia amulia intermedia (Carcasson, 1961) (Angola, north-western Zambia, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo: Shaba, Lualaba, Lomami, Maniema and Sankuru)

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