Lachnocnema reutlingeri

Reutlinger's large woolly legs
Figures 5 and 6
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 belonging to the Lycaenidae family. 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]

Subspecies

• Lachnocnema reutlingeri reutlingeri (Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, western Democratic Republic of the Congo)
• Lachnocnema reutlingeri perspicuaLibert, 1996 (northern and eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern Sudan, Uganda)

References

1. Lachnocnema reutlingeri 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 2012-09-20.

External links

• Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 65 h