Jalmenus is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.The genus is endemic to Australia.
| Jalmenus | |
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| Jalmenus evagoras | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Tribe: | Zesiini |
| Genus: | Jalmenus Hübner, 1818 |
Species
edit- 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
External links
edit- "Jalmenus" at the Encyclopedia of Life
