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- ↑ Lachnocnema laches at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Lachnocnemina
- ↑ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.