Cnodontes penningtoni

Cnodontes penningtoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Cnodontes
Species:	C. penningtoni
Binomial name
Cnodontes penningtoni Bennett, 1954[1]

Pennington’s Buff (Cnodontes penningtoni) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Swaziland, Transvaal, Botswana, south-west Africa and Mozambique.

The wingspan is 23-27 mm for males and 24-29 mm for females. Adults are on wing from August to October and from February to April. There are two generations per year^[2].

The larvae possibly feed on Cyanobacteria species.

References

1. ^ Cnodontes, Site of Markku Savela
2. ^ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.