Jalmenus is a genus of

butterflies Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...

in the family

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. The genus is

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Species

*'' 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

References

Theclinae Lycaenidae genera Taxa named by Jacob Hübner Endemic fauna of Australia {{Theclinae-stub