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Baliochila barnesi

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Baliochila barnesi
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B. barnesi
Binomial name
Baliochila barnesi
Stempffer & Bennett, 1953[1]

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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