Baliochila hildegarda

Baliochila hildegarda, the Hildegard's buff, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in eastern Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Shaba).[2] Its habitat consists of woodland and forest margins at attitudes ranging from sea level to 1,600 metres.

Baliochila hildegarda
Figures 1 and 2
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Baliochila
Species:
B. hildegarda
Binomial name
Baliochila hildegarda
(Kirby, 1887)[1]
Synonyms
  • Teriomima hildegarda Kirby, 1887
  • Teriomima freya Grose-Smith and Kirby, 1894

References
  1. Baliochila at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. Williams, Mark C. "Subtribe Liptenina". Afrotropical Butterflies and Skippers. Archived from the original on 2018-06-27. Retrieved 2020-03-27.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)


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