Lachnocnema

Lachnocnema
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
Species
See text

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

1. Lachnocnema at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
2. Lachnocnema, Encyclopedia of Life
3. 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