Sevenia benguelae

Sevenia benguelae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Sevenia
Species: S. benguelae
Binomial name
Sevenia benguelae
(Chapman, 1872)[1]
Synonyms
  • Crenis benguelae Chapman, 1872
  • Sallya benguelae

Sevenia benguelae is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Tanzania (from the western part of the country to the Kigoma district), the Republic of Congo, the central and western part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, western Zambia and Namibia.[2] The habitat consists of savanna woodland.

Adults are attracted to fermenting fruit.

The larvae feed on Maprounea africana.

References

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