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.
Lachnocnema regularis, the regular woolly legs, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. The nominate subspecies is only known from a single record in the Limpopo Province. Subspecies grisea is also found in Africa, including Tanzania.
Lachnocnema pseudobibulus is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi and Zimbabwe.
Lachnocnema sosia is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Uganda, Kenya, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and northern Tanzania.
Lachnocnema intermedia is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and north-western Zambia.
Lachnocnema magna, the large woolly legs, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Uganda.
Lachnocnema ducarmei is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the north-eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Lachnocnema triangularis is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Republic of the Congo, the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.
Lachnocnema emperamus, the common woolly legs or western woolly legs, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, and western and central Kenya. The habitat consists of savanna and degraded forests.
Lachnocnema luna, or Druce's large woolly legs, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The species was first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1910. It is found in Ghana, eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the north-eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and north-western Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests.
Lachnocnema katangae is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the south-eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Lachnocnema obscura is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the central part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Lachnocnema overlaeti is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Lachnocnema reutlingeri, the Reutlinger's large woolly legs, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, and Uganda.
Lachnocnema brunea is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, north-western Tanzania, and western Kenya.
Lachnocnema jolyana is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon and the Republic of the Congo.
Lachnocnema albimacula, the Libert's large woolly legs, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon and the Republic of the Congo.
Lachnocnema exiguus, the white woolly legs, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the north-eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, and north-western Tanzania.
Lachnocnema disrupta, the toothed white woolly legs, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, and Zambia.
Lachnocnema congoensis is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the south-western part of the Republic of the Congo.
