Baliochila latimarginata

Baliochila latimarginata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Baliochila
Species: B. latimarginata
Binomial name
Baliochila latimarginata
(Hawker-Smith, 1933)[1]
Synonyms
  • Teriomima minima latimarginata Hawker-Smith, 1933

Baliochila latimarginata is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of lowland forests ranging from near sea level to 800 metres.

Subspecies

  • Baliochila latimarginata latimarginata (coast of Kenya, Tanzania: from the north coast inland to Amani)
  • Baliochila latimarginata rondoensis Henning & Henning, 2004 (south-eastern Tanzania)

References

  1. Baliochila at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Liptenina


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