Baliochila neavei
| Baliochila neavei | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Baliochila |
| Species: | B. neavei |
| Binomial name | |
| Baliochila neavei Stempffer & Bennett, 1953[1] | |
Baliochila neavei, the Neave's buff, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family which is found in Burundi, eastern Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Haut-Shaba), Malawi and Mozambique.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
Adults are on wing from August to April. The larvae feed on algae (cyanobacteria) which grows on trees.
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- ↑ Baliochila at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Liptenina
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