Lachnocnema durbani

D'Urban's Woolly Legs
Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Lachnocnema
Species: L. durbani
Binomial name
Lachnocnema durbani
Trimen, 1887
Synonyms
  • Lachnocnema d’urbani

D'Urban's Woolly Legs (Lachnocnema durbani) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found from Cape Point and KwaZulu-Natal[1] to Mozambique to Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, and Uganda. The habitat consists of grassy areas in savanna.[2]

The wingspan is 24.5–28 mm (0.96–1.10 in) for males and 24.5–30 mm (0.96–1.18 in) for females. Adults are on wing year round in warmer areas with peaks in spring and late summer.[1]

The larvae prey on Coccidae and Membracidae species.[1]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lachnocnema durbani.
Wikispecies has information related to: Lachnocnema durbani
  1. 1 2 3 Woodhall, Steve. (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town:Struik Publ.
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Lachnocnemina

External links


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, December 12, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.