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Baliochila neavei

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Baliochila neavei
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B. neavei
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Baliochila neavei
Stempffer & Bennett, 1953[1]

Baliochila neavei, Neave’s Buff, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family which is found in Burundi, eastern Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of Congo (Haut-Shaba), Malawi and Mozambique.[2] The habitat consists of forests. Adults are on wing from August to April. The larvae feed on algae (Cyanophyta) which grows on trees.

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