| Morant's tree hymph | |
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| In Adalbert Seitz's Fauna Africana | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Sevenia |
| Species: | S. morantii |
| Binomial name | |
| Sevenia morantii (Trimen, 1881) | |
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Sevenia morantii, the obscure tree nymph or Morant's tree nymph, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae found in southern Africa.
Wingspan: 40–45 mm in males and 43–50 mm in females. Flight period year round but mainly between December and May.
The larvae feed on Macaranga kilimandscharica, Excoecaria bussei and Sapium species (including S. ellipticum).
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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| Sevenia morantii | |
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