Sevenia

Sevenia
	Boisduval's tree nymph, female on left and male on right
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Tribe:	Epicaliini
Genus:	Sevenia; Koçak, 1996
Synonyms
	Crenis Boisduval, 1833 (non Hübner, 1821: preoccupied); Sallya Hemming, 1964 (non Yochelson, 1956: preoccupied); Asterope (auctt., nec Hübner, [1819]);

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.^[1] There are fourteen species from continental Africa and two (or three)^[2] species from Madagascar.^[3] See Idea for the genus of Southeast Asian tree nymphs.

^ Williams, M. (1994). Butterflies of Southern Africa; A Field Guide. ISBN 1-86812-516-5
^ Larsen (2005)
^ Ackery et al. (1995)

[1] Williams, M. (1994). Butterflies of Southern Africa; A Field Guide. ISBN 1-86812-516-5

[2] Larsen (2005)

[3] Ackery et al. (1995)

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