''Sevenia'', commonly called tree nymphs, is a genus of forest butterflies in the family Nymphalidae that, as larvae, feed on plants of the family Euphorbiaceae. There are fourteen species from continental Africa and two (or three) species from Madagascar. See ''Idea'' for the genus of Southeast Asian tree nymphs.

Taxonomy

''Sevenia'' (as ''Sallya'') has been viewed as a subgenus of the Neotropical genus ''

Eunica ''Eunica'' is a genus of Nymphalidae, nymphalid butterflies found in the Neotropical realm. Species The genus contains the following species, listed alphabetically:type species of the genus is '' Crenis madagascariensis''

Boisduval Jean Baptiste Alphonse Déchauffour de Boisduval (24 June 1799 – 30 December 1879) was a French lepidopterist, botanist, and physician. He was one of the most celebrated lepidopterists of France, and was the co-founder of the Société entomol ...

Species and subspecies

Listed alphabetically: *'' Sevenia amazoula'' (Mabille, 1880) *''

Sevenia amulia ''Sevenia amulia'', the lilac tree nymph, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Zambia and Botswana. The habitat consists of fo ...

'' (Cramer, 1777) **''Sevenia amulia amulia'' (Cramer, 1777) (= ''Papilio amulia'' Cramer, 1777) **''Sevenia amulia rosa'' (Hewitson, 1877) **''Sevenia amulia intermedia'' Carcasson, 1961 *'' Sevenia benguelae'' (Chapman, 1872) *''

Sevenia boisduvali ''Sevenia boisduvali'', the Boisduval's tree nymph, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. There are four subspecies; all native to Africa. Description The following is a description for ''S. b. boisduvali'': The wingspan of Boisduval's ...

'' (Wallengren, 1857) (= ''Crenis boisduvali'' Wallengren, 1857) – Boisduval's tree nymph **''Sevenia boisduvali boisduvali'' (Wallengren, 1857) **''Sevenia boisduvali omissa'' (Rothschild, 1918) **''Sevenia boisduvali kaffana'' (Rothschild & Jordan) **''Sevenia boisduvali insularis'' (Joicey & Talbot) *'' Sevenia consors'' (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) *'' Sevenia dubiosa'' (Strand, 1911) *''

Sevenia garega ''Sevenia garega'', the montane tree nymph, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, north-western Tanzania, n ...

'' (Karsch, 1892) **''Sevenia garega garega'' (Karsch, 1892) **''Sevenia garega ansorgei'' (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) *'' Sevenia howensis'' (Staudinger, 1886) *'' Sevenia madagascariensis'' (Boisduval, 1833) (= ''Crenis madagascariensis'' Boisduval, 1833) *'' Sevenia morantii'' (Trimen, 1881) (= ''Crenis morantii'' Trimen, 1881) – Morant's tree nymph **''Sevenia morantii morantii'' (Trimen, 1881) **''Sevenia morantii dubiosa'' (Strand) *''

Sevenia natalensis ''Sevenia natalensis'', the Natal tree nymph, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae found in southeastern Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 m ...

'' (Boisduval, 1847) (= ''Crenis natalensis'' Boisduval, 1847) – Natal tree nymph *''

Sevenia occidentalium ''Sevenia occidentalium'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eth ...

'' (Mabille, 1876) **''Sevenia occidentalium occidentalium'' (Mabille, 1876) **''Sevenia occidentalium penricei'' (Rothschild & Jordan) *''

Sevenia pechueli ''Sevenia pechueli'', the spotted lilac tree nymph, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. The butterfly is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Tan ...

'' (Dewitz, 1879) **''Sevenia pechueli pechueli'' (Dewitz, 1879) **''Sevenia pechueli rhodesiana'' (Rothschild) *''

Sevenia pseudotrimeni ''Sevenia pseudotrimeni'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests at altitudes ranging from near sea level to about 1,900 meters. Adults are attracted to bananas and males have b ...

'' Kielland, 1985 *''

Sevenia rosa ''Sevenia rosa'', or Rosa's tree nymph, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae found in South Africa. Wingspan: 50–60 mm in males and 52–62 mm in females. Flight period is recorded as October to January but might be year round. ...

'' (Hewitson, 1877) – Rosa's tree nymph *''

Sevenia silvicola ''Sevenia silvicola'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-ce ...

'' (Schultze, 1917) *''

Sevenia trimeni ''Sevenia trimeni'', Trimen's tree nymph, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Zambia and Namibia Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in ...

'' (Aurivillius, 1899) (= ''Crenis natalensis'' var. ''trimeni'' Aurivillius, 1899) – Trimen's tree nymph **''Sevenia trimeni trimeni'' (Aurivillius, 1899) **''Sevenia trimeni major'' (Rothschild) *'' Sevenia umbrina'' (Karsch, 1892)

References

External links

''Sallya''
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' (''Sallya'' is a synonym of ''Sevenia'')
Seitz, A. ''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 49 et prae
Nymphalidae genera Biblidinae {{Biblidinae-stub