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Lachnocnema regularis Libert, 1996 [1] | |
Lachnocnema regularis, the regular woolly legs, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. The nominate subspecies is only known from a single record in the Limpopo Province. Subspecies grisea is also found in Africa, including Tanzania.
The wingspan is 28–36 mm for males and 34–38 mm for females. [2]
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