Leptomyrina hirundo
The Tailed Black-eye is a little butterfly – with a wingspan less than 3cm – that often goes unnoticed, despite being quite common where it occurs, which in South Africa is in the various kinds of forests and the bushveld savanna regions of the Eastern Cape, Kwazulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and Limpopo. They’ll even visit gardens in these parts, are quite confiding and often found in close proximity to others of its kind. They fly very near to the ground. Adults are on the wing year round, but they’re most numerous in November and March. The tiny larvae feed on succulent plants from the genera Cotyledon, Kalanchoe and Crassula – many of which are popular in local gardens – and bore into the leaf to eat out the inside before leaving the “empty” leaf for another.
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Your photos show wonderful detail on these very small butterflies.
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Very kind of you, Carol – thank you!
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Jy het sulke mooi foto’s van die skoenlappertjie, maar ek dink nie my ongeoefende oog gaan hom sommer maklik in die natuur raak sien nie!
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Gelukkig is hierdie soort redelik mak, so hulle vlieg op by jou voete wanneer jy stap en dan sien mens hulle baie maklik raak
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yep. beautiful.
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Agreed! Thanks, Gavin.
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Interessante ou dingetjie!
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Net weer n bewys dat niks in die natuur vervelig is nie!
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Such an important part of our biosphere …such patience to get such great pics thankyou🤗
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Thank you very much! Chasing butterflies with my camera gives me great joy.
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💚🌳🌳
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That is a little beauty, like a cross between one of our hairstreaks and a blue then given tail extensions!
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The Lycaenidae is such a large and diverse family!
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Mmm, I think I should pay closer attention to some of the holes that appear in my succulents now and then 🙂
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Isn’t that an amazing little fact, Anne!? I hope I get to see it one day.
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They are so beautiful. Butterflies are like flying flowers. Thank you for sharing.
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That’s a wonderful description, thank you Lakshmi!
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