Durbaniella is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The single species, Durbaniella clarki, the Clark's rocksitter, is found in South Africa.
The wingspan is 18âÂÂ24 mm for males and 18âÂÂ26 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to December. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on cyanobacteria.
Subspecies
- D. c. clarki (Western Cape from Langeberg along Swartberg to Kammanassieberg, Schoemanspoort and along Witteberge to Willowmore)
- D. c. belladonna <small>Ball, 1994</small> (low altitude rocky riverbeds near Jansenville in the Eastern Cape)
- D. c. jenniferae <small>Ball, 1994</small> (along the Outeniqua range, the Tsitsikamma and Baviaanskloof ranges to Uitenhage)
- D. c. phaea <small>Ball, 1994</small> (Riviersonderend Mountains and the hills between Worcester and Montagu in the Western Cape)
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