Lachnocnema magna

Large woolly legs
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Lachnocnema
Species:	L. magna
Binomial name
	Lachnocnema magna; Aurivillius, 1895
Synonyms
	Lachnocnema busogaBethune-Baker, 1906; Lachnocnema niveusDruce, 1910;

Last updated October 22, 2025

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.^[2]

References

↑ Lachnocnema magna at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Lachnocnemina". Archived from the original on 2014-12-13. Retrieved 2012-09-19.

External links

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

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[1] Lachnocnema magna 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 2012-09-19.

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