Durbaniella clarki, the Clark's rocksitter, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Durbaniella |
| Species: | D. clarki
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| Durbaniella clarki (van Son, 1941)[1]
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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
edit- D. c. clarki (Western Cape from Langeberg along Swartberg to Kammanassieberg, Schoemanspoort and along Witteberge to Willowmore)
- D. c. belladonna Ball, 1994 (low altitude rocky riverbeds near Jansenville in the Eastern Cape)
- D. c. jenniferae Ball, 1994 (along the Outeniqua range, the Tsitsikamma and Baviaanskloof ranges to Uitenhage)
- D. c. phaea Ball, 1994 (Riviersonderend Mountains and the hills between Worcester and Montagu in the Western Cape)
References
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- ^ Durbaniella at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.