Boisduval's Tree Nymph

Afrikaans name: Boisduval-se-boombruintjie

isiZulu name: Umahlamvini

isiXhosa name: UPhunguphungu woMthi kaBoyisduvali

Photo © Steven Herbert

Sevenia boisduvali

Boisduval's Tree Nymph is a butterfly that has a wingspan of up to 4 cm. It is quite common along the eastern regions of South Africa.

It likes areas of coastal or lowland forest. It hangs around the forest edges.

It is attracted to fermenting fruit and on such occasions may be found in large swarms (I think that swarms is the right word?)

Boisduval's Tree Nymph may be seen all year round but is more common in late summer and autumn.

The caterpillars are fairly small and slendar. They are orange-brown in colour with darker markings and have short hairs.

References and further reading

What s That Butterfly - Author: Steve Woodhall - Published: 2008 - Page: 752

Familiar South African Butterflies - Author: Clive Quickelberge - Published: 1986 - Page: 25

Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa - 1st edition - Author: Steve Woodhall - Published: 2005 - Page: 126

Pollinators, Predators and Parasites - Author: C. Scholtz, J. Scholtz, H. De Klerk - Published: 2021 - Page: 258

Ivor Migdoll s Field Guide to the Butterflies of Southern Africa - Author: Ivor Migdoll - Published: 1987 - Page: 168

Gardening for Butterflies - Author: Steve Woodhall & Lindsay Gray - Published: 2015 - Page: 47

Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa - 2nd edition - Author: Steve Woodhall - Published: 2020 - Page: 130

Butterflies of the Kruger National Park - Author: Johan Kloppers and the late Dr. G. Van Son - Published: 1978 - Page: 78

Butterflies of Southern Africa - A field guide - Author: Mark Williams - Published: 1994 - Page: 88

For more info: The Virtual Museum

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