> Deloneura Immaculata — Mbashe River buff
# Description A delicate lycaenid; known only from original description and museum specimens.
Status: Often treated / Possibly Extinct (IUCN) Region & Habitat: Eastern Cape, South Africa; dense riparian forest along Mbhashe River. Era of records: Three females collected in 1863–64; none since.
# Habitat & Ecology (inferred from relatives) - Shaded riverine canopy gaps; possible ant-larva associations (lycaenid trait). - Microhabitats with host shrubs/trees along forest edge.
# Diet - Adults: nectar from understory blooms. - Larvae: likely woody host plant, tended by ants.
# Predators - Birds, spiders, parasitoids.
# Behaviour - Brief, dappled-light flights near midday warmth; secretive.
# Threats & Drivers - Historical habitat loss/alteration; extreme rarity/localization.
# Cinematic beat (≈15 s) Mist over a river gorge; a pale butterfly hovers in a shaft of sun—camera pulls back to show continuous forest broken by a road cut.
# Related - Extinct Insects – Recent Losses
- Assets:
- Wikimedia Commons category 
- External:
- Wikipedia