Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Baliochila | |
Baliochila neavei, the Neave's buff, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family which is found in Burundi, eastern Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Haut-Shaba), Malawi and Mozambique. The habitat consists of forests.
Adults are on wing from August to April. The larvae feed on algae (cyanobacteria) which grows on trees.
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