The Wolkberg Zulu is a species of zulu

Alaena

Alaena is a genus of butterfly, commonly called zulus, in the family Lycaenidae. They are found primarily in Africa.-Species:Listed alphabetically.*Alaena ackeryi D'Abrera, 1980*Alaena amazoula Boisduval, 1847 – Yellow Zulu...

 butterfly

Butterfly

A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...

 in the Lycaenidae

Lycaenidae

The Lycaenidae are the second-largest family of butterflies, with about 6000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies...

 family. It is endemic to South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

, where it is only known from grassy slopes adjoining afromontane forest in the Haenertsburg area of the Limpopo Province near the Wolkberg.

It is under severe threat from alien tree plantations.

The wingspan

Wingspan

The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...

 is 24-27 mm for males and 28-30 mm for females. Adults are on wing from late December to early January. There is one generation per year.

The larva

Larva

A larva is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle...

e feed on Cyanobacteria species.