Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Scientific name Lachnocnema bibulus | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Lachnocnema Rank Species | |
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Similar Lachnocnema, Cupidopsis iobates, Colotis vesta, Alaena amazoula, Colotis evenina | ||
Lachnocnema bibulus, the common woolly legs, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Sub-Saharan Africa. In South Africa it is found from the East Cape to KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, the Limpopo Province, and the North West Province.
The wingspan is 21–27 mm for males and 21-30.5 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round in warmer areas with peaks in spring and late summer.
The larvae feed on Psyllidae plant lice species.
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