Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Scientific name Jalmenus clementi | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Jalmenus Rank Species | |
Similar Jalmenus inous, Jalmenus icilius, Jalmenus, Jalmenus evagoras, Ogyris | ||
Jalmenus clementi, the turquoise hairstreak or Clement's blue, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found along the north-west coast of Western Australia.
The larvae feed on various Acacia species, including A. alexandri, A. inaequilatera and A. tetragonophylla.
The caterpillars are attended by ants of the Iridomyrmex genus.
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