Lachnocnema bibulus

Common woolly legs
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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 family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sub-Saharan Africa. In South Africa it is found from the East Cape to KwaZulu-Natal, Eswatini, 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 at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.

External links

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

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[1] Lachnocnema bibulus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[2] Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.

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