''Baliochila'' is a genus of
butterflies, commonly called buffs, in the family
Lycaenidae
Lycaenidae is the second-largest 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 the known butterf ...
. They are
found only in the
Afrotropical realm.
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
''Baliochila neavei'', the Neave's buff, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae which is found in Burundi, eastern Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Haut-Shaba), Malawi and Mozambique. Its habitat consists of forests.
Adults are on ...
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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''
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
{{Poritiinae-stub