Sevenia natalensis

Natal Tree Nymph
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Epicaliini
Genus: Sevenia
Species: S. natalensis
Binomial name
Sevenia natalensis
(Boisduval, 1847)
Synonyms
  • Crenis natalensis Boisduval, 1847
  • Asterope natalensis
  • Sallya natalensis
  • Crenis wallengreni Staudinger, 1886
  • Sallya natalensis f. melania van Son, 1979

The Natal Tree Nymph (Sevenia natalensis) is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family found in southeastern Africa.[1]

Wingspan: 40–48 mm.[2]

Flight period year-round, peaking between February and May.[2]

Larvae feed of Sapium reticulatum and Sapium integerrimum.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sallya, funet.fi
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Woodhall, Steve. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town:Struik Publishers, 2005.