Baliochila aslauga | |
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In Adalbert Seitz's Fauna Africana | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Baliochila |
Species: | B. aslauga |
Binomial name | |
Baliochila aslauga | |
Synonyms | |
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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 Eswatini, 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.
Aslauga australis, the southern purple, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is known from only twenty locations consisting of savannah and coastal forest in the East Cape. It has also been recorded from Durban in KwaZulu-Natal.
Aslauga is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. They are associated with other insects and found only in the Afrotropical realm. They are small usually grey-blue or grey-purple butterflies with a distinctive, but widely varied wing shape, especially pronounced in A. pandora. They are forest butterflies of the Congolian forests and Lower Guinean forests.
Baliochila is a genus of butterflies, commonly called buffs, in the family Lycaenidae. They are found only in the Afrotropical realm.
Pentila is a genus of butterflies, commonly called pentilas or buffs, in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are endemic to the Afrotropics. For other butterflies called buffs, see genus Baliochila.
Baliochila lipara, the Lipara buff, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Malawi and from Zimbabwe to the coast of eastern Kenya. It has recently been discovered in the Manguzi and Temble areas of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The habitat consists of deciduous woodland and savanna at altitudes ranging from 500 to 1,000 metres.
Aslauga ernesti, the western egumbia, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ghana, Togo and western Nigeria.
Aslauga imitans, the imitating aslauga, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ghana, western Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Aslauga vininga, the central aslauga, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea (Bioko), Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania and Zambia.
Aslauga lamborni, the Lamborn's aslauga, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, southern Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and western Uganda. The habitat consists of primary forests.
Aslauga tanga is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Tanzania.
Aslauga satyroides is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon.
Aslauga purpurascens is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia. The habitat consists of forests.
Baliochila neavei, the Neave's buff, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae which is found in Burundi, eastern Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Haut-Shaba), Malawi and Mozambique. Its habitat consists of forests.
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). Its habitat consists of woodland and forest margins at attitudes ranging from sea level to 1,600 metres.
Baliochila amanica, the amani buff, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in south-eastern Kenya and north-eastern Tanzania. Its habitat consists of lowland forests at altitudes ranging from sea level to 1,100 metres.
Baliochila latimarginata is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania. Its habitat consists of lowland forests ranging from near sea level to 800 metres in altitude.
Baliochila congdoni is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in north-eastern Tanzania. Its habitat consists of submontane forests.
Baliochila collinsi is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in south-eastern Tanzania. Its habitat consists of montane forests.
Baliochila abri is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in central Tanzania. Its habitat consists of moist montane forests.
Baliochila fusca is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in south-eastern Tanzania. Its habitat consists of montane forests.