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 at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life FormsLachnocnema, Encyclopedia of Life 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
Libert, M. (1996a) Contribution à l'étude des Lycaenidae africains. Révision du genre Lachnocnema Trimen, (Lepidoptera Lycaenidae). Lambillionea 96 (1):185-202. Libert, M. (1996b) Contribution à l'étude des Lycaenidae africains: révision du genre Lachnocnema Trimen, deuxième partie (1). (Lepidoptera Lycaenidae). Lambillionea 96 (2):367-386. Libert, M. (1996c) Contribution à l'étude des Lycaenidae africains: révision du genre Lachnocnema Trimen, troisième partie. (Lepidoptera Lycaenidae). Lambillionea 96 (3):479-500. Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 65