586:
559:
574:
544:
598:
634:
422:
622:
48:
755:
282:
683:
646:
767:
671:
695:
707:
731:
719:
743:
31:
69:
414:
610:
302:
forewings. The dark spots near the fringe of the hindwings are more pronounced in females. The undersurface of the hindwings of both sexes are variegated grey and brown, and have an arc of seven dark spots encircled firstly by a greyish ring, and then an orange-brown ring. The undersurface of the forewing is orange brown with a row of four black spots near the tip. The female forewing also has two dark brown bands.
517:
Once the butterfly has emerged from the shell of its pupa, it hangs with its wings downward. The wings inflate, unfurl and dry into shape. Adult
Boisduval's tree nymphs usually keep to semi-shaded areas provided by trees. They often sit head downwards on the stems or larger branches of trees, usually
508:
After shedding its skin, the pupa hardens and remains in a fairly rigid position. However the pupa can twist from side to side when disturbed. The pupae are variable in colour; being green, or creamy brown with small dark markings, or brownish and dark patterned. The pupa takes about ten days to
301:
The wingspan of
Boisduval's tree nymph is 40–45 mm. The upper surface of the wings of the male are uniform dark brown, with small dark spots near the fringe of the hindwings. The female has an overall lighter brown colour on the upper surface, and orange-brown markings near the tips of the
492:
and at first only eat the upper layer of the leaves, working from the tip to the base, and leaving a pale green dead leaf behind. As they grow older, the larvae begin to eat the entire leaf, starting at the
500:
The full-grown larvae attach their rear ends to a leaf or branch with a small patch of silk and hang with their heads down. After about a day or so, they shed their skin to reveal a pupa.
1088:
543:
410:
The female lays a group of eggs on the undersurface of a leaf of the larval food plant. The eggs are yellowish at first, but change to brown as the larvae develop within.
558:
1032:
518:
with the wings held closed. The adults feed on fermented fruit and on tree sap, and the males are known to land on damp patches of ground to suck up moisture.
585:
793:
993:
633:
754:
573:
1078:
910:
682:
645:
766:
318:
670:
694:
597:
706:
730:
834:
718:
359:
742:
1083:
621:
609:
310:
Boisduval's tree nymph is found in the warmer, forested areas of Africa. The four subspecies are found in different regions:
876:
180:
980:
1037:
444:
68:
421:
454:
938:
47:
985:
163:
281:
30:
189:
63:
1024:
889:
906:
830:
413:
1073:
851:
Southern
African Butterfly Conservation Assessment: Species summary & distribution map:
1045:
439:
393:
877:
http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=400630
1067:
1019:
338:
888:
Swaziland
National Trust Commission: Malolotja Nature Reserve: Butterfly Checklist.
526:
426:
355:
1006:
494:
466:
267:
130:
120:
961:
489:
460:
342:
330:
271:
484:
472:
326:
322:
321:, but may also be found in temperate forests. This subspecies is found from
100:
80:
972:
871:
Hyde, M.A. & Wursten, B. (2010). Flora of
Zimbabwe: Butterfly species:
1050:
955:
380:
334:
998:
478:
140:
1011:
363:
275:
110:
90:
932:
420:
412:
367:
280:
936:
337:. They are most common in the low-altitude (coastal) areas of
890:
http://www.sntc.org.sz/reserves/malbutterfliesfam.asp?fid=27
856:
945:
497:. Sometimes the larvae defoliate individual trees.
924:The Butterflies of Kenya and their natural history
325:, along the east coast of South Africa, through
827:Butterflies of Southern Africa: A Field Guide
760:Climbing higher to allow the wings to enlarge
458:). In Kenya, the larva have been recorded on
285:Female viewed from the side with wings closed
8:
1089:Taxa named by Hans Daniel Johan Wallengren
933:
821:
819:
817:
815:
813:
811:
809:
46:
29:
20:
688:Pupa begins to return to original colour
847:
845:
843:
786:
666:
651:Male drinking apple and cranberry juice
539:
867:
865:
772:Fully extended wings drying into shape
802:Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
676:Pupa with dark colour before hatching
7:
700:Back to original colour and pattern
509:mature and hatch into a butterfly.
294:The following is a description for
615:Three colour versions of the pupae
14:
712:The shell at the head splits open
639:Female recently emerged from pupa
905:. Cape Town: Struik Publishers.
765:
753:
741:
736:The butterfly just fully emerged
729:
717:
705:
693:
681:
669:
644:
632:
620:
608:
596:
584:
572:
557:
549:Recently laid eggs on a leaf of
542:
360:Democratic Republic of the Congo
67:
377:(Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
266:, is a butterfly in the family
724:The butterfly begins to emerge
1:
1079:Butterflies described in 1857
873:Sevenia boisduvali boisduvali
853:Sevenia boisduvali boisduvali
452:) and the jumping-seed tree (
220:Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
748:Emerged with wings crumpled
660:Emergence from pupa gallery
390:(Joicey & Talbot, 1926)
237:Crenis boisduvali insularis
217:Asterope boisduvali kaffana
1105:
922:Larsen, Torben B. (1996).
438:The larval food plants in
417:A dark-patterned male pupa
591:Larvae almost fully grown
566:Sclerocroton integerrimus
551:Sclerocroton integerrimus
445:Sclerocroton integerrimus
245:Crenis boisduvalii omissa
240:Joicey & Talbot, 1926
225:Crenis boisduvali kaffana
195:
188:
169:
162:
64:Scientific classification
62:
54:
45:
37:
28:
23:
892:, retrieved 22 June 2010
879:, retrieved 22 June 2010
859:, retrieved 22 June 2010
564:Young larvae feeding on
306:Distribution and habitat
857:http://sabca.adu.org.za
455:Sclerocroton ellipticus
24:Boisduval's tree nymph
903:What's that Butterfly?
430:
418:
286:
264:Boisduval's tree nymph
1084:Butterflies of Africa
901:Woodhall, S. (2008).
825:Williams, M. (1994).
579:Slightly older larvae
424:
416:
284:
529:feed on the larvae.
16:Species of butterfly
800:at Markku Savela's
450:Sapium integerrimum
207:Asterope boisduvali
947:Sevenia boisduvali
533:Life cycle gallery
431:
429:feeding on a larva
419:
352:(Rothschild, 1918)
287:
259:Sevenia boisduvali
173:Sevenia boisduvali
155:S. boisduvali
1061:
1060:
939:Taxon identifiers
911:978-1-77007-486-6
603:Full-grown larvae
488:. The larvae are
391:
378:
353:
270:. There are four
255:
254:
249:
241:
233:
221:
212:Sallya boisduvali
203:
199:Crenis boisduvali
1096:
1054:
1053:
1041:
1040:
1028:
1027:
1015:
1014:
1002:
1001:
989:
988:
976:
975:
966:
965:
964:
934:
927:
920:
914:
899:
893:
886:
880:
869:
860:
849:
838:
823:
804:
791:
769:
757:
745:
733:
721:
709:
697:
685:
673:
648:
636:
624:
612:
600:
588:
576:
561:
546:
389:
376:
351:
315:S. b. boisduvali
296:S. b. boisduvali
274:; all native to
248:Rothschild, 1918
247:
239:
231:
219:
202:Wallengren, 1857
201:
175:
72:
71:
57:S. b. boisduvali
50:
40:S. b. boisduvali
33:
21:
1104:
1103:
1099:
1098:
1097:
1095:
1094:
1093:
1064:
1063:
1062:
1057:
1049:
1046:Observation.org
1044:
1036:
1031:
1023:
1018:
1010:
1005:
997:
992:
984:
979:
971:
969:
960:
959:
954:
941:
931:
930:
921:
917:
900:
896:
887:
883:
870:
863:
850:
841:
824:
807:
792:
788:
783:
778:
777:
776:
773:
770:
761:
758:
749:
746:
737:
734:
725:
722:
713:
710:
701:
698:
689:
686:
677:
674:
662:
657:
656:
655:
652:
649:
640:
637:
628:
625:
616:
613:
604:
601:
592:
589:
580:
577:
568:
562:
553:
547:
535:
524:
515:
506:
440:Southern Africa
436:
408:
403:
387:S. b. insularis
345:, South Africa.
341:and in eastern
319:coastal forests
308:
292:
184:
177:
171:
158:
66:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1102:
1100:
1092:
1091:
1086:
1081:
1076:
1066:
1065:
1059:
1058:
1056:
1055:
1042:
1029:
1016:
1003:
990:
977:
967:
951:
949:
943:
942:
937:
929:
928:
915:
894:
881:
861:
839:
805:
798:Hemming, 1964"
785:
784:
782:
779:
775:
774:
771:
764:
762:
759:
752:
750:
747:
740:
738:
735:
728:
726:
723:
716:
714:
711:
704:
702:
699:
692:
690:
687:
680:
678:
675:
668:
665:
664:
663:
661:
658:
654:
653:
650:
643:
641:
638:
631:
629:
626:
619:
617:
614:
607:
605:
602:
595:
593:
590:
583:
581:
578:
571:
569:
563:
556:
554:
548:
541:
538:
537:
536:
534:
531:
523:
520:
514:
511:
505:
502:
435:
432:
407:
404:
402:
399:
398:
397:
384:
371:
366:, and western
354:is found from
346:
307:
304:
291:
288:
253:
252:
251:
250:
242:
234:
232:Ungemach, 1932
222:
214:
209:
204:
193:
192:
186:
185:
178:
167:
166:
160:
159:
152:
150:
146:
145:
138:
134:
133:
128:
124:
123:
118:
114:
113:
108:
104:
103:
98:
94:
93:
88:
84:
83:
78:
74:
73:
60:
59:
52:
51:
43:
42:
35:
34:
26:
25:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1101:
1090:
1087:
1085:
1082:
1080:
1077:
1075:
1072:
1071:
1069:
1052:
1047:
1043:
1039:
1034:
1030:
1026:
1021:
1017:
1013:
1008:
1004:
1000:
995:
991:
987:
982:
978:
974:
968:
963:
957:
953:
952:
950:
948:
944:
940:
935:
925:
919:
916:
912:
908:
904:
898:
895:
891:
885:
882:
878:
874:
868:
866:
862:
858:
854:
848:
846:
844:
840:
836:
835:1-86812-516-5
832:
828:
822:
820:
818:
816:
814:
812:
810:
806:
803:
799:
797:
790:
787:
780:
768:
763:
756:
751:
744:
739:
732:
727:
720:
715:
708:
703:
696:
691:
684:
679:
672:
667:
659:
647:
642:
635:
630:
623:
618:
611:
606:
599:
594:
587:
582:
575:
570:
567:
560:
555:
552:
545:
540:
532:
530:
528:
527:Assassin bugs
521:
519:
512:
510:
503:
501:
498:
496:
491:
487:
486:
481:
480:
475:
474:
469:
468:
463:
462:
457:
456:
451:
447:
446:
441:
433:
428:
423:
415:
411:
405:
400:
395:
388:
385:
382:
375:
374:S. b. kaffana
372:
369:
365:
361:
357:
350:
347:
344:
340:
339:KwaZulu-Natal
336:
333:, to eastern
332:
328:
324:
320:
316:
313:
312:
311:
305:
303:
299:
297:
289:
283:
279:
277:
273:
269:
265:
261:
260:
246:
243:
238:
235:
230:
226:
223:
218:
215:
213:
210:
208:
205:
200:
197:
196:
194:
191:
187:
182:
176:
174:
168:
165:
164:Binomial name
161:
157:
156:
151:
148:
147:
144:
143:
139:
136:
135:
132:
129:
126:
125:
122:
119:
116:
115:
112:
109:
106:
105:
102:
99:
96:
95:
92:
89:
86:
85:
82:
79:
76:
75:
70:
65:
61:
58:
53:
49:
44:
41:
36:
32:
27:
22:
19:
946:
923:
918:
902:
897:
884:
872:
852:
826:
801:
795:
789:
627:A green pupa
565:
550:
525:
516:
507:
499:
483:
477:
471:
465:
459:
453:
449:
443:
437:
427:assassin bug
409:
392:is found on
386:
379:is found in
373:
356:Sierra Leone
349:S. b. omissa
348:
314:
309:
300:
295:
293:
263:
258:
257:
256:
244:
236:
228:
224:
216:
211:
206:
198:
172:
170:
154:
153:
141:
56:
39:
18:
1007:iNaturalist
495:leaf margin
467:Phyllanthus
290:Description
268:Nymphalidae
131:Nymphalidae
121:Lepidoptera
1068:Categories
781:References
490:gregarious
461:Excoecaria
401:Life cycle
343:Mpumalanga
331:Mozambique
272:subspecies
181:Wallengren
101:Arthropoda
1025:162641510
522:Predators
485:Sterculia
473:Macaranga
327:Swaziland
323:Cape Town
229:uniformis
149:Species:
87:Kingdom:
81:Eukaryota
999:10322597
970:BioLib:
962:Q7457584
956:Wikidata
394:São Tomé
381:Ethiopia
335:Zimbabwe
317:favours
190:Synonyms
127:Family:
97:Phylum:
91:Animalia
77:Domain:
1074:Sevenia
973:1147452
479:Kigelia
358:to the
183:, 1857)
142:Sevenia
137:Genus:
117:Order:
111:Insecta
107:Class:
38:Female
1051:226619
1038:224122
1012:360037
986:171384
909:
833:
796:Sallya
513:Adults
434:Larvae
364:Uganda
276:Africa
262:, the
504:Pupae
368:Kenya
55:Male
1033:NCBI
1020:IUCN
994:GBIF
981:BOLD
907:ISBN
831:ISBN
482:and
442:are
406:Eggs
329:and
227:ab.
425:An
1070::
1048::
1035::
1022::
1009::
996::
983::
958::
875:.
864:^
855:.
842:^
829:.
808:^
476:,
470:,
464:,
362:,
298::
278:.
926:.
913:.
837:.
794:"
448:(
396:.
383:.
370:.
179:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
