Sevenia


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 species from Madagascar. See Idea for the genus of Southeast Asian tree nymphs.

Taxonomy

Sevenia has been viewed as a subgenus of the Neotropical genus Eunica by authors. The type species of the genus is Crenis madagascariensis Boisduval

Species and subspecies

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