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 <small>(Fabricius, 1793)</small> â common woolly legs
- Lachnocnema kiellandi <small>Libert, 1996</small>
- Lachnocnema laches <small>(Fabricius, 1793)</small> â southern pied woolly legs
- Lachnocnema pseudobibulus <small>Libert, 1996</small>
- Lachnocnema riftensis <small>Libert, 1996</small>
- Lachnocnema sosia <small>Libert, 1996</small>
- Lachnocnema durbani group
- Lachnocnema durbani <small>Trimen, 1887</small> â D'Urban's woolly legs
- Lachnocnema intermedia <small>Libert, 1996</small>
- Lachnocnema tanzaniensis <small>Libert, 1996</small>
- Lachnocnema abyssinica group
- Lachnocnema abyssinica <small>Libert, 1996</small>
- Lachnocnema angolanus <small>Libert, 1996</small>
- Lachnocnema ducarmei <small>Libert, 1996</small>
- Lachnocnema triangularis <small>Libert, 1996</small>
- Lachnocnema jacksoni group
- Lachnocnema jacksoni <small>Stempffer, 1967</small>
- Lachnocnema emperamus group
- Lachnocnema bamptoni <small>Libert, 1996</small>
- Lachnocnema brimoides <small>Libert, 1996</small>
- Lachnocnema divergens <small>Gaede, 1915</small> â divergent woolly legs
- Lachnocnema dohertyi <small>Libert, 1996</small>
- Lachnocnema emperamus <small>(Snellen, 1872)</small> â common woolly legs or western woolly legs
- Lachnocnema katangae <small>Libert, 1996</small>
- Lachnocnema obscura <small>Libert, 1996</small>
- Lachnocnema overlaeti <small>Libert, 1996</small>
- Lachnocnema regularis <small>(Libert, 1996)</small> â regular woolly legs
- Lachnocnema vuattouxi <small>Libert, 1996</small> â western woolly legs
- Lachnocnema reutlingeri group
- Lachnocnema albimacula <small>Libert, 1996</small> - Libert's large woolly legs
- Lachnocnema brunea <small>Libert, 1996</small>
- Lachnocnema jolyana <small>Libert, 1996</small>
- Lachnocnema luna <small>Druce, 1910</small> â Druce's large woolly legs
- Lachnocnema magna <small>Aurivillius, 1895</small> â large woolly legs
- Lachnocnema nigrocellularis <small>Libert, 1996</small>
- Lachnocnema reutlingeri <small>Holland, 1892</small> â Reutlinger's large woolly legs
- Lachnocnema exiguus group
- Lachnocnema exiguus <small>Holland, 1890</small> â white woolly legs
- Species group unknown
- Lachnocnema congoensis <small>Libert, 1996</small>
- Lachnocnema disrupta <small>Talbot, 1935</small> â toothed white woolly legs
- Lachnocnema inexpectata <small>Libert, 1996</small>
- Lachnocnema unicolor <small>Libert, 1996</small>
References
- 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