| Lachnocnema | |
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| Lachnocnema luna female | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Insecta | 
| Order: | Lepidoptera | 
| Family: | Lycaenidae | 
| Subfamily: | Miletinae | 
| Tribe: | Lachnocnemini | 
| Genus: | Lachnocnema Trimen, 1887  | 
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Lachnocnema, commonly called woolly legs, is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae found mainly in Sub-Saharan Africa. Identification requires dissection to reveal subtle genital distinctions.
Species
Listed alphabetically within species groups:[1][2][3]
- Lachnocnema bibulus group
- Lachnocnema bibulus (Fabricius, 1793) – common woolly legs
 - Lachnocnema kiellandi Libert, 1996
 - Lachnocnema laches (Fabricius, 1793) – southern pied woolly legs
 - Lachnocnema pseudobibulus Libert, 1996
 - Lachnocnema riftensis Libert, 1996
 - Lachnocnema sosia Libert, 1996
 
 - Lachnocnema durbani group
- Lachnocnema durbani Trimen, 1887 – D'Urban's woolly legs
 - Lachnocnema intermedia Libert, 1996
 - Lachnocnema tanzaniensis Libert, 1996
 
 - Lachnocnema abyssinica group
- Lachnocnema abyssinica Libert, 1996
 - Lachnocnema angolanus Libert, 1996
 - Lachnocnema ducarmei Libert, 1996
 - Lachnocnema triangularis Libert, 1996
 
 - Lachnocnema jacksoni group
- Lachnocnema jacksoni Stempffer, 1967
 
 - Lachnocnema emperamus group
- Lachnocnema bamptoni Libert, 1996
 - Lachnocnema brimoides Libert, 1996
 - Lachnocnema divergens Gaede, 1915 – divergent woolly legs
 - Lachnocnema dohertyi Libert, 1996
 - Lachnocnema emperamus (Snellen, 1872) – common woolly legs or western woolly legs
 - Lachnocnema katangae Libert, 1996
 - Lachnocnema obscura Libert, 1996
 - Lachnocnema overlaeti Libert, 1996
 - Lachnocnema regularis (Libert, 1996) – regular woolly legs
 - Lachnocnema vuattouxi Libert, 1996 – western woolly legs
 
 - Lachnocnema reutlingeri group
- Lachnocnema albimacula Libert, 1996 - Libert's large woolly legs
 - Lachnocnema brunea Libert, 1996
 - Lachnocnema jolyana Libert, 1996
 - Lachnocnema luna Druce, 1910 – Druce's large woolly legs
 - Lachnocnema magna Aurivillius, 1895 – large woolly legs
 - Lachnocnema nigrocellularis Libert, 1996
 - Lachnocnema reutlingeri Holland, 1892 – Reutlinger's large woolly legs
 
 - Lachnocnema exiguus group
- Lachnocnema exiguus Holland, 1890 – white woolly legs
 
 - Species group unknown
- Lachnocnema congoensis Libert, 1996
 - Lachnocnema disrupta Talbot, 1935 – toothed white woolly legs
 - Lachnocnema inexpectata Libert, 1996
 - Lachnocnema unicolor Libert, 1996
 
 
References
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- ↑ Lachnocnema at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
 - ↑ Lachnocnema, Encyclopedia of Life
 - ↑ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
 
- Libert, M. (1996a) Contribution a l'etude des Lycaenidae africains. Revision du genre Lachnocnema Trimen, (Lepidoptera Lycaenidae). Lambillionea 96 (1):185-202.
 - Libert, M. (1996b) Contribution a l'etude des Lycaenidae africains: revision du genre Lachnocnema Trimen, deuxieme partie (1). (Lepidoptera Lycaenidae). Lambillionea 96 (2):367-386.
 - Libert, M. (1996c) Contribution a l'etude des Lycaenidae africains: revision du genre Lachnocnema Trimen, troisieme partie. (Lepidoptera Lycaenidae). Lambillionea 96 (3):479-500.
 - Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 65
 
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