Deloneura millari

Deloneura millari, the Millar's buff, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, Swaziland and Mozambique. The habitat consists of coastal bush and moist savannah.[2]

Deloneura millari
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Deloneura
Species:
D. millari
Binomial name
Deloneura millari
Trimen, 1906[1]

The wingspan is 23–27 mm for males and 24–29 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to October and from March to May. There are two generations per year.[3]

The larvae possibly feed on cyanobacteria species.

Subspecies
  • Deloneura millari millari (Swaziland and savannah and open coastal forest from the Eastern Cape along the coast to northern KwaZulu-Natal)[4]
  • Deloneura millari dondoensis Pennington, 1953 (Dondo Forest in Mozambigue)[5]

References
  1. Deloneura at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Williams, Mark C. "Subtribe Epitolina". Afrotropical Butterflies and Skippers. Archived from the original (DOC) on 2018-06-27. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  3. Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
  4. "Deloneura millari millari (Trimen, 1906)". African Butterfly Database. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  5. "Deloneura millari dondoensis (Pennington, 1953)". African Butterfly Database. Retrieved 2020-03-27.


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