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Lachnocnema regularis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Lycaenidae

Scientific name
  
Lachnocnema regularis

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Lachnocnema

Rank
  
Subspecies

Lachnocnema regularis, the regular woolly legs, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. 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.

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

    Lachnocnema regularis Wikipedia