Baliochila barnesi

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] The species was formally described as new to science in 1953 by Henri Stempffer and Neville Henry Bennett.[4]

Baliochila barnesi
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B. barnesi
Binomial name
Baliochila barnesi
Stempffer & Bennett, 1953[2]

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

The larvae feed on algae (cyanobacteria) growing on trees.[5]

References

  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)
  4. Stempffer, H.; Bennett, N.H. (1953). "A revision of the genus Teriomima Kirkby (Lepidoptera Lycaenidae)". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology). 3: 77–104 [86].
  5. Williams, Mark C. (2006). "What do the larvae of Alaena amazoula (Boisduval, 1847) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Poritiinae) feed on?" (PDF). Metamorphosis. 17 (4): 142.


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