Lachnocnema divergens
Appearance
Divergent woolly legs | |
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Original description by Gaede in 1915 | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Lachnocnema |
Species: | L. divergens
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Binomial name | |
Lachnocnema divergens |
Lachnocnema divergens, the divergent woolly legs, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in south-eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Ethiopia, western Kenya and north-western Tanzania.[2] Its habitat consists of forests.
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Lachnocnema divergens.
- ^ Lachnocnema divergens at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Lachnocnemina