Biology:Baliochila neavei
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Short description: Species of butterfly
Baliochila neavei | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Baliochila |
Species: | B. neavei
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Binomial name | |
Baliochila neavei Stempffer & Bennett, 1953[1]
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Baliochila neavei, the Neave's buff, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae which is found in Burundi, eastern Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Haut-Shaba), Malawi and Mozambique.[2] Its 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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- ↑ Baliochila at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- ↑ Williams, Mark C.. "Subtribe Liptenina" (DOC). http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_liptenina.doc.
Wikidata ☰ Q4850984 entry
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