Baliochila fusca

Baliochila fusca is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in south-eastern Tanzania.[2] Its habitat consists of montane forests.

Baliochila fusca
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B. fusca
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Baliochila fusca
Henning & Henning, 2004[1]

On the Rondo Plateau, this species forms a mimetic ring with Baliochila latimarginata rondoensis, Congdonia duplex and Eresinopsides bamptoni. Adults have been recorded on wing in February and March.

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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