Sevenia natalensis, the Natal tree nymph, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae found in southeastern Africa.[1]
Natal tree nymph | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Sevenia |
Species: | S. natalensis
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Binomial name | |
Sevenia natalensis (Boisduval, 1847)
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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]
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