Biology:Baliochila neavei
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Baliochila neavei | |
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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. 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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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Baliochila neavei. |
- ↑ 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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