Lachnocnema exiguus

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White woolly legs
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L. exiguus
Binomial name
Lachnocnema exiguus
Holland, 1890 [1]

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]

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Lachnocnema katangae is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the south-eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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<i>Lachnocnema divergens</i> Species of butterfly

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Lachnocnema nigrocellularis is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon and the Republic of the Congo.

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.

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References

  1. Lachnocnema exiguus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Lachnocnemina