Durbaniella clarki

Durbaniella clarki
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Durbaniella
Species: D. clarki
Binomial name
Durbaniella clarki
(van Son, 1941)[1]
Synonyms
  • Durbania clarki van Son, 1941

Durbaniella clarki, the Clark's rocksitter, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa.

The wingspan is 18–24 mm for males and 18–26 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to December. There is one generation per year.[2]

The larvae feed on cyanobacteria species.

Subspecies

References

  1. Durbaniella at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
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