Lachnocnema vuattouxi
| Western woolly legs | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Lachnocnema |
| Species: | L. vuattouxi |
| Binomial name | |
| Lachnocnema vuattouxi Libert, 1996[1] | |
Lachnocnema vuattouxi, the western woolly legs, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Senegal, Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, from Cameroon to Uganda, Kenya and northern Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of open areas in Guinea savanna and open areas in the vicinity of forests, including degraded agricultural lands.
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Wikispecies has information related to: Lachnocnema vuattouxi |
- ↑ Lachnocnema vuattouxi at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Lachnocnemina
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