Lachnocnema regularis

Lachnocnema regularis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Lachnocnema
Species: L. regularis
Binomial name
Lachnocnema regularis
(Libert, 1996)[1]

The Regular Woolly Legs (Lachnocnema regularis) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. The nominate subspecies is only known from a single record in the Limpopo Province. Subspecies grisea is also found in Africa, including Tanzania.

The wingspan is 28-36 mm for males and 34-38 mm for females[2].

Subspecies

References

  1. ^ Lachnocnema, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ^ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.