Baliochila hildegarda, the Hildegard's buff, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in eastern Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Shaba).[2] Its habitat consists of woodland and forest margins at attitudes ranging from sea level to 1,600 metres.

Baliochila hildegarda
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Baliochila
Species:
B. hildegarda
Binomial name
Baliochila hildegarda
(Kirby, 1887)[1]
Synonyms
  • Teriomima hildegarda Kirby, 1887
  • Teriomima freya Grose-Smith and Kirby, 1894

References

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  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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)