1. PaDIL Species Factsheet

Scientific Name: evagoras (Donovan, 1805) (: : : Zesiini)

Common Name Imperial Hairstreak Live link: http://www.padil.gov.au/vicbutterfly/Pest/Main/139684

Image Library of Victoria Live link: http://www.padil.gov.au/vicbutterfly/

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2.1. Details Specimen Contact: Ross Field - Author: Ross Field Citation: Ross Field (2010) Imperial Hairstreak()Updated on 7/14/2010 Available online: PaDIL - http://www.padil.gov.au Image Use: Free for use under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY- NC 4.0)

2.2. URL Live link: http://www.padil.gov.au/vicbutterfly/Pest/Main/139684

2.3. Facets Ant associations: Yes Biology: Conservation Status: No Conservation Significance Foodplant Family: Loranthaceae, Mimosaceae Habitat: Dry open eucalypt forests, Eucalypt woodland

2.4. Other Names Common Imperial Blue Polyommatus coelestis Drapier , A. 1819

2.5. Diagnostic Notes **Adult**, Wingspan 32-37 mm. Above, black with iridescent greenish-blue central area, FW with small black bar to cell, HW with two black tornal spots edged inwardly orange, termen with long black tail; below, buff with narrow black spots and bands and brown subterminal band, HW with tornal markings similar to above.

**Egg**, bluish-white, mandarin shaped, 0.65 mm, reticulated pattern of squarish and triangular pits with ridges giving rise to short and medium spines.

****, 18 mm, greenish-black with orange-brown ventrolateral band and oblique white dorsolateral line to each segment, fine marginal hairs. , 14 mm, smooth, shining black with intersegmental areas and wing veins orange.

2.6. References Common, I.F.B. & Waterhouse, D.F. 1981. Butterflies of . Sydney : Angus & Robertson xiv 682 pp. 49 pls [496] Eastwood, R., Braby, M.F., Schmidt, D.J. & Hughes, J.M. 2008. , ecology, genetics and conservation status of the pale imperial hairstreak (Jalmenus eubulus) (Lepidoptera : Lycaenidae): a threatened from the Brigalow Belt, Australia. Invertebrate Systematics 22: 407-423 (Jalmenus eubulus Miskin removed from subspecies of J. evagoras and re-instated as full species) Edwards, E.D., Newland, J. & Regan, L. 2001. Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea, Papilionoidea. In Wells, A. & Houston, W.W.K. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 31.6. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia. x 615 pp. [264] (J. evagoras recognised with two subspecies, J. evagoras evagoras and J. evagoras eubulus Miskin) Kitching, R.L. 1976. The ultrastructure of the eggs of Jalmenus evagoras (Donovan) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Australian Entomological Magazine 3: 42-44 [42] (egg morpohology) Kitching, R.L. 1983. Myrmecophilous organs of the larvae of the lycaenid butterfly Jalmenus evagoras (Donovan). Journal of Natural History 17: 471-481 [471] (larval morphology) Pierce, N.E. & Nash, D.R. 1999. The Imperial Blue, Jalmenus evagoras (Lycaenidae). pp. 279-315 in Kitching, R.L., Scheermeyer, E., Jones, R.L. & Pierce, N.E. (eds). Biology of Australian Butterflies. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing xvi 395 pp. [279] (detailed biology, bibliography a source of many further references on biology) Waterhouse, G.A. 1903. Notes on Australian Rhopalocera: Lycaenidae. Part III—Revisional. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 28(1): 132-275 [256] Waterhouse, G.A. 1932. What Butterfly is That? A Guide to the Butterflies of Australia. Illustrated by Neville Cayley. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 291 pp. 34 pls. [publication date: 15 December 1932] [188] Waterhouse, G.A. & Lyell, G. 1914. The Butterflies of Australia: a monograph of the Australian Rhopalocera introducing a complete scheme of structural classification, and giving descriptions and illustrations of all the butterflies found in Australia, including a number now recorded for the first time. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 239 pp. 38 pls + 3 unnumbered colour pls [127] 3. Diagnostic Images

Live Specimen Live Specimen Adult female: Ross Field Private Adult male: Ross Field Private

Live Specimen Live Specimen Dorsal egg view: Simon Hinkley Museums Egg batch: Simon Hinkley Museums Victoria Victoria

Live Specimen Live Specimen Larva: Ross Field Private Pupae: Ross Field Private 4. Other Images

Live Specimen Live Specimen Adult female: Ross Field Private Pre-pupa: Ross Field Private

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