Durbania limbata

Durbania limbata
	Figures 1 and 2
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Durbania
Species:	D. limbata
Binomial name
	Durbania limbata; Trimen, 1887
Synonyms
	Durbania amabilis Staudinger, 1888;

Durbania limbata, the Natal rocksitter, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. 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.^[2]

The larvae feed on cyanobacteria species.

References[]

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

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[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.

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