Sevenia morantii

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| name = Morant's tree hymph

| image = SeitzFaunaAfricanaXIIITaf48.jpg

| image_caption = In Adalbert Seitz's Fauna Africana

| taxon = Sevenia morantii

| authority = (Trimen, 1881)

| synonyms =

  • Crenis morantii Trimen, 1881
  • Sallya morantii

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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.{{cite book|last=Woodhall |first=Steve |title=Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa |year=2005 |location=Cape Town, South Africa |publisher=Struik |isbn=978-1-86872-724-7 }} Flight period year round but mainly between December and May.

The larvae feed on Macaranga kilimandscharica, Excoecaria bussei and Sapium species (including S. ellipticum).

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Category:Butterflies described in 1881

Category:Butterflies of Africa

Category:Taxa named by Roland Trimen

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