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.

References

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  1. Baliochila at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Liptenina


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