Baliochila aslauga

Baliochila aslauga
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Baliochila
Species:	B. aslauga
Binomial name
Baliochila aslauga (Trimen, 1873)[1]
Synonyms
Liptena aslauga Trimen, 1873 Baliochila aslanga

The Common Buff (Baliochila aslauga) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, in the coastal and riverine forests of KwaZulu-Natal, inland along the Lebombo Mountains into Swaziland, 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 Cyanobacteria species.

References

1. ^ Baliochila, Site of Markku Savela
2. ^ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.