Baliochila aslauga
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| In Adalbert Seitz's Fauna Africana | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Arthropoda
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| Class: | Insecta
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| Species: | B. aslauga
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Baliochila aslauga, the common buff, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, in the coastal and riverine forests of KwaZulu-Natal, inland along the Lebombo Mountains into Swaziland, Mpumalanga and north to Mozambique, Zimbabwe and the Victoria Falls.
The wingspan is 23.5–29 mm for males and 25–31 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to March. There is one generation per year.[2]
The larvae feed on species of cyanobacteria.
References[]
- ^ Baliochila at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
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Categories:
- Butterflies described in 1873
- Poritiinae
- Butterflies of Africa
- Taxa named by Roland Trimen
- Poritiinae stubs