Lachnocnema bibulus

Common woolly legs
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Lachnocnema
Species:	L. bibulus
Binomial name
	Lachnocnema bibulus; (Fabricius, 1793)
Synonyms
	Hesperia bibulus Fabricius, 1793; Lycaena delegorguei Boisduval, 1847;

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.^[2]

The larvae feed on Psyllidae plant lice species.

References

^ Lachnocnema bibulus, Site of Markku Savela
^ Woodhall, S. (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town: Struik Publishers.

External links

Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 65 g

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[1] Lachnocnema bibulus, Site of Markku Savela

[2] Woodhall, S. (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town: Struik Publishers.

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