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 |
Species | |
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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.
Listed alphabetically within species groups:[1][2][3]