Lachnocnema reutlingeri, the Reutlinger's large woolly legs, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, and Uganda.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Lachnocnema |
| Species: | L. reutlingeri
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| Lachnocnema reutlingeri | |
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Subspecies edit
- Lachnocnema reutlingeri reutlingeri (Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, western Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- Lachnocnema reutlingeri perspicua Libert, 1996 (northern and eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern Sudan, Uganda)
References edit
- ^ Lachnocnema reutlingeri at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Lachnocnemina
External links edit
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