Durbania amakosa

Durbania amakosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Durbania
Species:	D. amakosa
Binomial name
Durbania amakosa Trimen, 1862[1]

The Amakosa Rocksitter (Durbania amakosa) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa.

The wingspan is 26-35 mm for males and 29-38 mm for females. Adults are on wing from November to January. There is one generation per year^[2].

The larvae feed on Cyanobacteria species.

Subspecies

• Durbania amakosa amakosa (KwaZulu-Natal and East Cape)
• Durbania amakosa natalensis van Son, 1959 (KwaZulu-Natal midlands and Drakensberg foothills)
• Durbania amakosa ayresi van Son, 1941 (along Drakensberg from Swaziland to Mpumalanga)
• Durbania amakosa penningtoni van Son, 1959 (East Cape from Bedford to Grahamstown and Port Elizaberth)
• Durbania amakosa albescens Quickelberge, 1981 (localised from Margate to Port Edward in southern KwaZulu-Natal)
• Durbania amakosa flavida Quickelberge, 1981 (rare and localised in lower KwaZulu-Natal hills)
• Durbania amakosa sagittata Henning & Henning, 1993 (eastern Drakensberg and Maluti foothills and Orange Free State)

References

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