Lachnocnema

Lachnocnema, commonly called woolly legs, is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae found mainly in Sub-Saharan Africa. Identification requires dissection to reveal subtle genital distinctions.

Species
Listed alphabetically within species groups:
 * Lachnocnema bibulus group
 * Lachnocnema bibulus (Fabricius, 1793) – common woolly legs
 * Lachnocnema kiellandi Libert, 1996
 * Lachnocnema laches (Fabricius, 1793) – southern pied woolly legs
 * Lachnocnema pseudobibulus Libert, 1996
 * Lachnocnema riftensis Libert, 1996
 * Lachnocnema sosia Libert, 1996
 * Lachnocnema durbani group
 * Lachnocnema durbani Trimen, 1887 – D'Urban's woolly legs
 * Lachnocnema intermedia Libert, 1996
 * Lachnocnema tanzaniensis Libert, 1996
 * Lachnocnema abyssinica group
 * Lachnocnema abyssinica Libert, 1996
 * Lachnocnema angolanus Libert, 1996
 * Lachnocnema ducarmei Libert, 1996
 * Lachnocnema triangularis Libert, 1996
 * Lachnocnema jacksoni group
 * Lachnocnema jacksoni Stempffer, 1967
 * Lachnocnema emperamus group
 * Lachnocnema bamptoni Libert, 1996
 * Lachnocnema brimoides Libert, 1996
 * Lachnocnema divergens Gaede, 1915 – divergent woolly legs
 * Lachnocnema dohertyi Libert, 1996
 * Lachnocnema emperamus (Snellen, 1872) – common woolly legs or western woolly legs
 * Lachnocnema katangae Libert, 1996
 * Lachnocnema obscura Libert, 1996
 * Lachnocnema overlaeti Libert, 1996
 * Lachnocnema regularis (Libert, 1996) – regular woolly legs
 * Lachnocnema vuattouxi Libert, 1996 – western woolly legs
 * Lachnocnema reutlingeri group
 * Lachnocnema albimacula Libert, 1996 - Libert's large woolly legs
 * Lachnocnema brunea Libert, 1996
 * Lachnocnema jolyana Libert, 1996
 * Lachnocnema luna Druce, 1910 – Druce's large woolly legs
 * Lachnocnema magna Aurivillius, 1895 – large woolly legs
 * Lachnocnema nigrocellularis Libert, 1996
 * Lachnocnema reutlingeri Holland, 1892 – Reutlinger's large woolly legs
 * Lachnocnema exiguus group
 * Lachnocnema exiguus Holland, 1890 – white woolly legs
 * Species group unknown
 * Lachnocnema congoensis Libert, 1996
 * Lachnocnema disrupta Talbot, 1935 – toothed white woolly legs
 * Lachnocnema inexpectata Libert, 1996
 * Lachnocnema unicolor Libert, 1996