Sevenia natalensis
Species of butterfly
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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  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Sevenia |
| Species: | S. natalensis |
| 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]
