Durbania limbata

Durbania limbata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Durbania
Species:	D. limbata
Binomial name
Durbania limbata Trimen, 1887[1]

The Natal Rocksitter (Durbania limbata) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in grassland in the KwaZulu-Natal midlands, the north-eastern Orange 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

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