Jalmenus eubulus

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Jalmenus eubulus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Tribe: Zesiini
Genus: Jalmenus
Species:
J. eubulus
Binomial name
Jalmenus eubulus
Miskin, 1876
Synonyms
  • Ialmenus eubulusMiskin, 1876

Jalmenus eubulus (common name Pale imperial hairstreak) [1] is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland, [2] [3] in the Murray-Darling basin. [2] It was first described in 1876 by William Henry Miskin. [2] [3]

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It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of Jalmenus evagoras (Jalmenus evagoras eubulus Miskin, 1876) [4]

In 2021, it was considered likely to be extinct by 2040 with a 42% probability. [1] It is considered a vulnerable species in Queensland, and a critically threatened species in New South Wales. [5] [6]

Description

Miskin's original description:

Upperside: pearly white, with slightly opalescent hues. Primaries: With costa, apex and outer margin widely dark brown; small black transverse line at termination of cell. Secondaries: with the veins brown; outer margin narrowly bordered with brown, gradually decreasing to apex; a submarginal line of white from apical to anal angle; second and third median branches terminating in well developed tails; the first median and submedian forming points but not extended; between the two tails a large crescent of orange surmounting black border, and in the angle a patch of orange; between the orange patches black crowned with white, and above all a faint margin of brown.

Underside: greyish-white. Primaries: with outer edge of Aving dark brown; a marginal band of pale brown or fawn colour; an inner line of faint brown; a transverse interrupted streak of dark brown; three short discal streaks within cell. Secondaries: With edge, band, and transverse streak, as in primaries, the latter being elbowed twice, opposite the tails; a dark speck near base; a short dark streak in cell, one near costa, a longer one at termination of cell; orange spots as on upper side, but rather larger.

Thorax and abdomen: upperside dark grey; underside light grey. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Geyle, Hayley; Dielenberg, Jaana; Braby, Michael F.; Bell, Phillip John; Glatz, Richard V.; Kitching, Roger; New, Tim R. "Next time you see a butterfly, treasure the memory: scientists raise alarm on these 26 species". The Conversation. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Australian Faunal Directory: Jalmenus eubulus Miskin, 1876". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 Miskin, W.H. (1876). "Descriptions of new species of Australian diurnal Lepidoptera". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 24 (3): 451–457 [457]. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2311.1876.tb01920.x.
  4. ↑ Zicha, Ondrej. "BioLib: Biological library: Jalmenus eubulus". www.biolib.cz. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  5. ↑ Hayley M Geyle; Michael F Braby; Mick Andren; et al. (February 2021). "Butterflies on the brink: identifying the Australian butterflies (Lepidoptera) most at risk of extinction". Austral Entomology. 60 (1): 101. doi:10.1111/AEN.12525. ISSN   2052-174X. Wikidata   Q106644099.
  6. ↑ Atlas of Living Australia. "Species: Jalmenus eubulus". bie.ala.org.au. Retrieved 28 April 2021.


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