Durbania amakosa

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Amakosa rocksitter
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In Adalbert Seitz's Fauna Africana
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Durbania
Species:
D. amakosa
Binomial name
Durbania amakosa
Trimen, 1862 [1]

Durbania amakosa, the Amakosa rocksitter, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa.

The wingspan is 26–35 mm for males and 29–38 mm for females. Adults are on wing from November to January. There is one generation per year. [2]

The larvae feed on cyanobacteria species.

Subspecies

References

  1. Durbania at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN   978-1-86872-724-7.