Durbania limbata

Durbania limbata
	Durbania limbata figures 1, 2
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Durbania
Species:	D. limbata
Binomial name
	Durbania limbata; Trimen, 1887
Synonyms
	Durbania amabilis Staudinger, 1888;

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

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

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