Baliochila stygia

Baliochila stygia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Baliochila
Species: B. stygia
Binomial name
Baliochila stygia
Stempffer & Bennett, 1953[1]
Synonyms
  • Teriomima minima f. stygia Talbot, 1937

Baliochila stygia is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found along the coast of Kenya and in Tanzania (the north coast, including Pemba Island).[2] The habitat consists of coastal forests.

References

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


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