Biology:Baliochila lipara
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Baliochila lipara | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Baliochila |
| Species: | B. lipara
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| Binomial name | |
| Baliochila lipara Stempffer & Bennett, 1953[1]
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Baliochila lipara, the Lipara buff, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Malawi and from Zimbabwe to the coast of eastern Kenya. It has recently been discovered in the Manguzi and Temble areas of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The habitat consists of deciduous woodland and savanna at altitudes ranging from 500 to 1,000 metres.
The larvae feed on algae (cyanobacteria) growing on trees.[2]
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Baliochila lipara. |
- ↑ 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 ☰ Q4850982 entry
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