''Baliochila'' is a genus of
butterflies
Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...
, commonly called buffs, in the family
Lycaenidae
Lycaenidae is the second-largest family (biology), family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of ...
. They are
found only in the
Afrotropical realm
The Afrotropical realm is one of the Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Sub-Saharan Africa, the southern Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, and the islands of the western Indian Ocean. It was formerly known as the Ethiopi ...
.
Species
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Baliochila abri''
Henning & Henning, 2004
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Baliochila amanica''
Stempffer & Bennet, 1953
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Baliochila aslauga''
(Trimen, 1873)
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Baliochila barnesi''
Stempffer & Bennett, 1953
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Baliochila citrina''
Henning & Henning, 2004
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Baliochila collinsi''
Henning & Henning, 2004
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Baliochila confusa''
Henning & Henning, 2004
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Baliochila congdoni''
Kielland, 1990
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Baliochila dubiosa''
Stempffer & Bennett, 1953
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Baliochila fragilis''
Stempffer & Bennett, 1953
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Baliochila fusca''
Henning & Henning, 2004
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Baliochila hildegarda''
(Kirby, 1887)
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Baliochila latimarginata''
(Hawker-Smith, 1933)
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Baliochila lequeuxi''
Kielland, 1994
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Baliochila megadentata''
Henning & Henning, 2004
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Baliochila minima''
(Hawker-Smith, 1933)
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Baliochila mwanihanae''
Congdon, Kielland & Collins, 1998
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Baliochila neavei''
Stempffer & Bennett, 1953
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Baliochila nguru''
Kielland, 1986
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Baliochila nyasae''
Stempffer & Bennett, 1953
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Baliochila lipara''
Stempffer & Bennett, 1953
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Baliochila pringlei''
Stempffer, 1967
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Baliochila pseudofragilis''
Kielland, 1976
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Baliochila singularis''
Stempffer & Bennett, 1953
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Baliochila stygia''
Stempffer & Bennett, 1953
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Baliochila warrengashi
''Baliochila warrengashi'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Usambara Mountains of Tanzania.
Adults are on wing in February and March.
Eponym
''Baliochila warrengashi'' is named in honour of Haydon Warren-Gash
Haydon ...
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Collins & Larsen, 1996
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Baliochila woodi''
(Riley, 1943)
External links
''Baliochila''at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and some other life forms''
Poritiinae
Lycaenidae genera
Taxa named by Henri Stempffer
{{Poritiinae-stub