''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

*'' Baliochila abri'' Henning & Henning, 2004 *'' Baliochila amanica'' Stempffer & Bennet, 1953 *'' Baliochila aslauga'' (Trimen, 1873) *'' Baliochila barnesi'' Stempffer & Bennett, 1953 *'' Baliochila citrina'' Henning & Henning, 2004 *'' Baliochila collinsi'' Henning & Henning, 2004 *'' Baliochila confusa'' Henning & Henning, 2004 *'' Baliochila congdoni'' Kielland, 1990 *'' Baliochila dubiosa'' Stempffer & Bennett, 1953 *'' Baliochila fragilis'' Stempffer & Bennett, 1953 *'' Baliochila fusca'' Henning & Henning, 2004 *'' Baliochila hildegarda'' (Kirby, 1887) *'' Baliochila latimarginata'' (Hawker-Smith, 1933) *'' Baliochila lequeuxi'' Kielland, 1994 *'' Baliochila megadentata'' Henning & Henning, 2004 *'' Baliochila minima'' (Hawker-Smith, 1933) *'' Baliochila mwanihanae'' Congdon, Kielland & Collins, 1998 *'' Baliochila neavei'' Stempffer & Bennett, 1953 *'' Baliochila nguru'' Kielland, 1986 *'' Baliochila nyasae'' Stempffer & Bennett, 1953 *'' Baliochila lipara'' Stempffer & Bennett, 1953 *'' Baliochila pringlei'' Stempffer, 1967 *'' Baliochila pseudofragilis'' Kielland, 1976 *'' Baliochila singularis'' Stempffer & Bennett, 1953 *'' Baliochila stygia'' Stempffer & Bennett, 1953 *'' Baliochila warrengashi'' Collins & Larsen, 1996 *'' 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