Jalmenus

Jalmenus
Jalmenus evagoras
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Tribe:	Zesiini
Genus:	Jalmenus Hübner, 1818
Synonyms [1]
Ialmenus Hübner, 1818 Austromyrina Felder, C. & Felder, R., 1865 Protialmenus Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914

Jalmenus is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. ^{[1] [2] [3]} The genus is endemic to Australia. ^[3]

Species

• Jalmenus aridus Graham & Moulds, 1988 – inland hairstreak
• Jalmenus clementi Druce, 1902 – turquoise hairstreak
• Jalmenus daemeli Semper, 1879 – Dämel's blue, emerald hairstreak
• Jalmenus eichhorni Staudinger, 1888 – northern hairstreak, northern imperial blue
• Jalmenus eubulus Miskin, 1876
• Jalmenus evagoras (Donovan, 1805) – common imperial blue, imperial hairstreak
• Jalmenus icilius Hewitson, 1865 – amethyst hairstreak, Icilius blue
• Jalmenus ictinus Hewitson, 1865 – Ictinus blue, stencilled hairstreak
• Jalmenus inous Hewitson, 1865 – Inous blue, varied hairstreak
• Jalmenus lithochroa Waterhouse, 1903 – lithochroa blue, Waterhouse's hairstreak
• Jalmenus pseudictinus Kerr & Macqueen, 1967

References

1. "Jalmenus Hübner, 1818". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.25.097. 7 April 2025. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
2. "Genus Jalmenus Hübner, 1818". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
3. Savela, Markku. "Jalmenus Hübner, 1818". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 18 April 2025.