Lachnocnema laches

Southern pied woolly legs
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Lachnocnema
Species:	L. laches
Binomial name
Lachnocnema laches (Fabricius, 1793) [1]
Synonyms
Hesperia lachesFabricius, 1793

Lachnocnema laches, the southern pied woolly legs, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in coastal forests from the East Cape, along the coast of KwaZulu-Natal, inland to Eswatini, Mpumalanga, the Limpopo Province, and the North West Province along wooded hills and valleys. The habitat consists of savanna. ^[2]

The wingspan is 23–32 mm (0.91–1.26 in) for males and 22–32 mm (0.87–1.26 in) for females. Adults are on wing year-round in warmer areas with peaks in spring and late summer. ^[3]

References

1. Lachnocnema laches at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Lachnocnemina". Archived from the original on 2014-12-13. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
3. Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN   978-1-86872-724-7.