Sevenia rosa
Sevenia rosa, or Rosa's tree nymph, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae found in South Africa.
| Rosa's tree nymph | |
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| In Adalbert Seitz's Fauna Africana | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Sevenia |
| Species: | S. rosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Sevenia rosa (Hewitson, 1877) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Wingspan: 50–60 mm in males and 52–62 mm in females.[1]
Flight period is recorded as October to January but might be year round.[1]
Larval food is Sapium ellipticum, Maprounes africana and Pseudolachnostylis species.
References
- Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
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