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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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Lachnocnema |
| Species: | L. vuattouxi
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| Lachnocnema vuattouxi Libert, 1996[1]
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References edit
Wikispecies has information related to Lachnocnema vuattouxi.
- ^ Lachnocnema vuattouxi at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Lachnocnemina