1. PaDIL Species Factsheet
Scientific Name: Jalmenus evagoras (Donovan, 1805) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Theclinae: Zesiini)
Common Name Imperial Hairstreak Live link: http://www.padil.gov.au/vicbutterfly/Pest/Main/139684
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2.1. Details Specimen Contact: Ross Field - Author: Ross Field Citation: Ross Field (2010) Imperial Hairstreak(Jalmenus evagoras)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.
**Larva**, 18 mm, greenish-black with orange-brown ventrolateral band and oblique white dorsolateral line to each segment, fine marginal hairs. Pupa, 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 Australia. Sydney : Angus & Robertson xiv 682 pp. 49 pls [496] Eastwood, R., Braby, M.F., Schmidt, D.J. & Hughes, J.M. 2008. Taxonomy, ecology, genetics and conservation status of the pale imperial hairstreak (Jalmenus eubulus) (Lepidoptera : Lycaenidae): a threatened butterfly 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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