Jalmenus clementi

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| genus = Jalmenus

| species = clementi

| image_caption = Jalmenus clementi

| image = JalmenusClementiDruce1902OD.JPG

| authority = H. H. Druce, 1902

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Jalmenus clementi, the turquoise hairstreak or Clement's blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. The species was first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1902. It is found along the north-west coast of Western Australia.{{cite web |last=Savela |first=Markku |date=1 January 2017 |url=https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/lycaenidae/theclinae/jalmenus/#clementi |title=Jalmenus clementi Druce, [1903] |website=Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms |accessdate=16 December 2019}}

The larvae feed on various Acacia species, including A. alexandri, A. inaequilatera and A. tetragonophylla.

The caterpillars are attended by ants of the genus Iridomyrmex.

References

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  • {{cite web |last1=Herbison-Evans |first1=Don |last2=Crossley |first2=Stella |name-list-style=amp |date=23 May 2015 |url=http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/lyca/clementi.html |title=Jalmenus clementi H.H. Druce, 1902 Clement's Blue |website=Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths |accessdate=16 December 2019}}
  • [http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/fauna/afd/taxa/Jalmenus_clementi Australian Faunal Directory]

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Category:Theclinae

Category:Butterflies of Australia

Category:Moths described in 1902

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