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.

Divergent woolly legs
Original description by Gaede in 1915
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Lachnocnema
Species:
L. divergens
Binomial name
Lachnocnema divergens
Gaede, 1915[1]

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