Jalmenus
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Jalmenus is a genus of butterfly
in the family Lycaenidae
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Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
in the family Lycaenidae
Lycaenidae
The Lycaenidae are the second-largest family of butterflies, with about 6000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies...
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Species
- Jalmenus aridusJalmenus aridusThe Inland Hairstreak or Desert Blue is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is only known from the area near Kalgoorlie in Western Australia, and is considered to be endangered speciesThe wingspan is about 25 mm....
Graham & Moulds, 1988 - Inland Hairstreak - Jalmenus clementiJalmenus clementiThe Turquoise Hairstreak or Clement's Blue is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found along the north-west coast of Western Australia....
Druce, 1902 - Turquoise Hairstreak - Jalmenus daemeliJalmenus daemeliDaemel's Blue, Dämel's Blue or Emerald Hairstreak is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to New South Wales and Queensland...
Semper, 1879 - Dämel's Blue, Emerald Hairstreak - Jalmenus eichhorniJalmenus eichhorniThe Northern Hairstreak or Northern Imperial Blue is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to Queensland, including Cape York.The wingspan is about 30 mm....
Staudinger, 1888 - Northern Hairstreak, Northern Imperial Blue - Jalmenus eubulusJalmenus eubulusJalmenus eubulus is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in New South Wales and Queensland.It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of Jalmenus evagoras.-External links:*...
Miskin, 1876 - Jalmenus evagoras (Donovan, 1805) - Common Imperial Blue, Imperial Hairstreak
- Jalmenus iciliusJalmenus iciliusThe Icilius Blue or Amethyst Hairstreak is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in all mainland states of Australia, throughout much of the subtropical areas of the inland, from the Selwyn Range and from Carnarvon to Kalgoorlie...
Hewitson, 1865 - Amethyst Hairstreak, Icilius Blue - Jalmenus ictinusJalmenus ictinusThe Ictinus Blue is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.The wingspan is about 30 mm....
Hewitson, 1865 - Ictinus Blue, Stencilled Hairstreak - Jalmenus inousJalmenus inousThe Inous Blue or Varied Hairstreak is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to coastal Western Australia.The wingspan is about 30 mm....
Hewitson, 1865 - Inous Blue, Varied Hairstreak - Jalmenus lithochroaJalmenus lithochroaThe Lithochroa Blue or Waterhouse's Hairstreak is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to a small area around Adelaide in South Australia.The wingspan is about 30 mm....
Waterhouse, 1903 - Lithochroa Blue, Waterhouse's Hairstreak - Jalmenus pseudictinusJalmenus pseudictinusMacqueen's Hairstreak is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to the northern Gulf, the north-east coast and the Murray-Darling basin in Queensland.The wingspan is about 30 mm....
Kerr & Macqueen, 1967