Sevenia trimeni
Appearance
Sevenia trimeni | |
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In Adalbert Seitz's Fauna Africana | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Sevenia |
Species: | S. trimeni
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Binomial name | |
Sevenia trimeni (Aurivillius, 1899)
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Synonyms | |
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Sevenia trimeni, Trimen's tree nymph[2] or pale tree nymph,[3] is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.[2][3] It is found in Sub-Saharan Africa,[4] with records from Cameroon, Gabon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Zambia and Namibia. The habitat consists of marshy areas bordered by medium tree cover.[3]
Adults are on wing year round. The wingspan is up to 50 mm (2.0 in).[3]
Subspecies
[edit]There are two subspecies:[3][4]
- Sevenia trimeni trimeni – Angola, northern Namibia, Zambia
- Sevenia trimeni major (Rothschild, 1918) – Cameroon to Gabon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
References
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- ^ "Asterope trimeni (Aurivillius, 1899)". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- ^ a b Irish, J. (17 April 2022). "Sevenia trimeni (Aurivillius 1899)". Namibia Biodiversity Database Web Site. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- ^ a b c d e Williams, Mark C. (17 April 2022). "Genus Sevenia Koçak, 1996" (PDF). Afrotropical Butterflies and Skippers. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- ^ a b Savela, Markku. "Sallya Hemming, 1964". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 17 December 2024.