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Durbania limbata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Lycaenidae

Scientific name
  
Durbania limbata

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Durbania

Rank
  
Species

Durbania limbata

Durbania limbata, the Natal rocksitter, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in grassland in the KwaZulu-Natal midlands, the north-eastern Free State and south-western Mpumalanga.

The wingspan is 22–27 mm for males and 24–33 mm for females. Adults are on wing from March to April. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on cyanobacteria species.

References

Durbania limbata Wikipedia


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