Lachnocnema
# Lachnocnema

Lachnocnema, commonly called woolly legs, is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae found mainly in Sub-Saharan Africa. Identification requires dissection to reveal subtle genital distinctions.

## Species

Listed alphabetically within species groups:

* Lachnocnema bibulus group
   * Lachnocnema bibulus (Fabricius, 1793) – common woolly legs
   * Lachnocnema kiellandi Libert, 1996
   * Lachnocnema laches (Fabricius, 1793) – southern pied woolly legs
   * Lachnocnema pseudobibulus Libert, 1996
   * Lachnocnema riftensis Libert, 1996
   * Lachnocnema sosia Libert, 1996
* Lachnocnema durbani group
   * Lachnocnema durbani Trimen, 1887 – D'Urban's woolly legs
   * Lachnocnema intermedia Libert, 1996
   * Lachnocnema tanzaniensis Libert, 1996
* Lachnocnema abyssinica group
   * Lachnocnema abyssinica Libert, 1996
   * Lachnocnema angolanus Libert, 1996
   * Lachnocnema ducarmei Libert, 1996
   * Lachnocnema triangularis Libert, 1996
* Lachnocnema jacksoni group
   * Lachnocnema jacksoni Stempffer, 1967
* Lachnocnema emperamus group
   * Lachnocnema bamptoni Libert, 1996
   * Lachnocnema brimoides Libert, 1996
   * Lachnocnema divergens Gaede, 1915 – divergent woolly legs
   * Lachnocnema dohertyi Libert, 1996
   * Lachnocnema emperamus (Snellen, 1872) – common woolly legs or western woolly legs
   * Lachnocnema katangae Libert, 1996
   * Lachnocnema obscura Libert, 1996
   * Lachnocnema overlaeti Libert, 1996
   * Lachnocnema regularis (Libert, 1996) – regular woolly legs
   * Lachnocnema vuattouxi Libert, 1996 – western woolly legs
* Lachnocnema reutlingeri group
   * Lachnocnema albimacula Libert, 1996 - Libert's large woolly legs
   * Lachnocnema brunea Libert, 1996
   * Lachnocnema jolyana Libert, 1996
   * Lachnocnema luna Druce, 1910 – Druce's large woolly legs
   * Lachnocnema magna Aurivillius, 1895 – large woolly legs
   * Lachnocnema nigrocellularis Libert, 1996
   * Lachnocnema reutlingeri Holland, 1892 – Reutlinger's large woolly legs
* Lachnocnema exiguus group
   * Lachnocnema exiguus Holland, 1890 – white woolly legs
* Species group unknown
   * Lachnocnema congoensis Libert, 1996
   * Lachnocnema disrupta Talbot, 1935 – toothed white woolly legs
   * Lachnocnema inexpectata Libert, 1996
   * Lachnocnema unicolor Libert, 1996
