Durbaniella clarki
| Durbaniella clarki | |
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| 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] | |
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Clark’s Rocksitter (Durbaniella clarki) 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
- Durbaniella clarki clarki (West Cape from Langeberg along Swartberg to Kammanassieberg, Schoemanspoort and along Witteberge to Willowmore)
- Durbaniella clarki belladonna Ball, 1994 (low altitude rocky riverbeds near Jansenville in the East Cape)
- Durbaniella clarki jenniferae Ball, 1994 (along the Outeniqua range, the Tsitsikamma and Baviaanskloof ranges to Uitenhage)
- Durbaniella clarki phaea Ball, 1994 (Riviersonderend Mountains and the hills between Worcester and Montagu in the West Cape)
References
- ↑ Durbaniella, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
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