Biology:Lachnocnema regularis

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Regular woolly legs
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Lachnocnema
Species:
L. regularis
Binomial name
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]

Subspecies

  • Lachnocnema regularis regularis (Angola, southern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, South Africa: Limpopo Province)
  • Lachnocnema regularis grisea Libert, 1996 (western and southern Tanzania)

References

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

Wikidata ☰ Q6468546 entry