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Sevenia natalensis

Natal tree nymph
Sallya natalensis.JPG
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
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

Sevenia natalensis, the Natal tree nymph, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family found in southeastern Africa.

Wingspan: 40–48 mm.

Flight period year round, peaking between February and May.

Larvae feed of Sapium reticulatum and Sapium integerrimum.



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