Baliochila barnesi
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Baliochila barnesi Stempffer & Bennett, 1953[1]
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Baliochila barnesi, Barnes’s Buff, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in eastern Zimbabwe, western Mozambique and the Democratic Republic of Congo.[2]
Adults have been recorded on wing in November, December, March and April.
The larvae feed on algae (Cyanophyta) growing on trees.
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