Lachnocnema
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:- Lachnocnema bibulus group
- *Lachnocnema bibulus – common woolly legs
- *Lachnocnema kiellandi Libert, 1996
- *Lachnocnema laches – 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 – common woolly legs or western woolly legs
- *Lachnocnema katangae Libert, 1996
- *Lachnocnema obscura Libert, 1996
- *Lachnocnema overlaeti Libert, 1996
- *Lachnocnema regularis – 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