Durbaniella clarki

Durbaniella clarki
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]
Synonyms
Durbania clarki van Son, 1941

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

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