| Sheppard's buff | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Deloneura |
| Species: | D. sheppardi |
| Binomial name | |
| Deloneura sheppardi Stevenson, 1934 [1] | |
Deloneura sheppardi, the Sheppard's buff, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in eastern Zimbabwe and western Mozambique. [2] Larvae have a blue body and a brown head, and adults are primarily on wing in March and April.
