Durbaniopsis saga

Durbaniopsis saga
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Durbaniopsis
Species:	D. saga
Binomial name
Durbaniopsis saga (Trimen, 1883)[1]
Synonyms
Durbania saga Trimen, 1883

The Boland Rocksitter (Durbaniopsis saga) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa in a wide area in the inland of the West Cape and North Cape mountains, from the Nieuwoudtville mountains south to the Cederberg, Koue Bokkeveld, the Hex River and the Hawequas mountains. It is also present on low altitudes from Lambert’s Bay inland to Het Kruis.

The wingspan is 26-39 mm for males and 29-40 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to December, but as early as September at lower altitudes. There is one generation per year^[2].

The larvae feed on Cyanobacteria species.

References

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