Lachnocnema vuattouxi
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| Species: | L. vuattouxi
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| Lachnocnema vuattouxi Libert, 1996[1]
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Lachnocnema vuattouxi, the western woolly legs, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, from Cameroon to Uganda, Kenya and northern Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of open areas in Guinea savanna and open areas in the vicinity of forests, including degraded agricultural lands.
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Wikispecies has information related to Lachnocnema vuattouxi. |
- ^ Lachnocnema vuattouxi at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Lachnocnemina
Categories:
- Butterflies described in 1915
- Miletinae
- Miletinae stubs