Deloneura millari

Deloneura millari
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Deloneura
Species:	D. millari
Binomial name
Deloneura millari Trimen, 1906[1]

Millar’s Buff (Deloneura millari) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa and Mozambique.

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

The larvae possibly feed on Cyanobacteria species.

Subspecies

• Deloneura millari millari (Savannah and open coastal forest from the East Cape along the coast to northern KwaZulu-Natal)
• Deloneura millari dondoensis Pennington, 1953 (Dondo Forest in Mozambigue)

References

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