Lachnocnema reutlingeri

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Reutlinger's large woolly legs
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Lachnocnema
Species:
L. reutlingeri
Binomial name
Lachnocnema reutlingeri
Holland, 1892 [1]
Synonyms
  • Arrugia umbraGrose-Smith, 1901
  • Lachnocnema makakensisBirket-Smith, 1960
  • Lachnocnema camerunicad'Abrera, 1980

Lachnocnema reutlingeri, the Reutlinger's large woolly legs, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, and Uganda. [2]

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