Deloneura millari
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Deloneura |
| Species: | D. millari
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Deloneura millari, the Millar's buff, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, Eswatini and Mozambique. The habitat consists of coastal bush and moist savannah.[3]
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.[4]
The larvae possibly feed on cyanobacteria species.
Subspecies
[edit]- Deloneura millari millari (Eswatini and savannah and open coastal forest from the Eastern Cape along the coast to northern KwaZulu-Natal)[5]
- Deloneura millari dondoensis Pennington, 1953 (Dondo Forest in Mozambigue)[6]
References
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- ^ Westrip, J.R.S. 2021. Deloneura millari (errata version published in 2022). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T162640369A222978341. Accessed on 18 July 2023.
- ^ Deloneura at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Williams, Mark C. "Subtribe Epitolina". Afrotropical Butterflies and Skippers. Archived from the original (DOC) on 2018-06-27. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
- ^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
- ^ "Deloneura millari millari (Trimen, 1906)". African Butterfly Database. Archived from the original on 2020-03-27. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
- ^ "Deloneura millari dondoensis (Pennington, 1953)". African Butterfly Database. Archived from the original on 2020-03-27. Retrieved 2020-03-27.