Species of butterfly

Baliochila barnesi

Scientific classification
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Animalia

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Arthropoda

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Insecta

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Lepidoptera

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Lycaenidae

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Baliochila[1]

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B. barnesi

Binomial name
Baliochila barnesi

Stempffer & Bennett, 1953[2]

Baliochila barnesi, the Barnes's buff, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in eastern Zimbabwe, western Mozambique and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[3]

Adults have been recorded on wing in November, December, March and April.

The larvae feed on algae (cyanobacteria) growing on trees.

## References[edit]

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Wikispecies has information related to Baliochila barnesi.

1. ^ G.S, J. H. (2014). Classification of Baliochila barnesi Regents of the University of Michigan. Retrieved February 01, 2017, from http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Baliochila/classification/
2. ^ Baliochila at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
3. ^ Williams, Mark C. "Subtribe Liptenina". Afrotropical Butterflies and Skippers. Archived from the original on 2018-06-27. Retrieved 2020-03-27.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q4850968
* Wikispecies: Baliochila barnesi
* CoL: KGXF
* EoL: 253369
* GBIF: 1928772
* iNaturalist: 652506
* IRMNG: 11147173
* LepIndex: 193242

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