Lachnocnema exiguus

White woolly legs
	Figures 8 and 9
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Lachnocnema
Species:	L. exiguus
Binomial name
	Lachnocnema exiguus; Holland, 1890

Last updated October 22, 2025

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.^[2]

References

↑ Lachnocnema exiguus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Lachnocnemina". Archived from the original on 2014-12-13. Retrieved 2012-09-20.

External links

Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 65 g

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[1] Lachnocnema exiguus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[ATBUT-2] "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Lachnocnemina". Archived from the original on 2014-12-13. Retrieved 2012-09-20.

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