Jalmenus is a genus of

butterflies Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...

in the family

Lycaenidae Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of the known butterfl ...

.The genus is

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Species

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Jalmenus aridus ''Jalmenus aridus'', the inland hairstreak or desert blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is only known from the area near Kalgoorlie in Western Australia, and is considered to be endangered species The wingspan is about 25 mm. ...

'' Graham & Moulds, 1988 - inland hairstreak *''

Jalmenus clementi ''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. The larva ...

'' Druce, 1902 - turquoise hairstreak *''

Jalmenus daemeli ''Jalmenus daemeli'', the Daemel's blue, Dämel's blue or emerald hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae, and was first described in 1879 by Georg SemperSemper, G. 1879. Beitrag zur Rhopalocerenfauna von Australien. Journal des Museu ...

'' Semper, 1879 - Dämel's blue, emerald hairstreak *''

Jalmenus eichhorni ''Jalmenus eichhorni'', the northern hairstreak or northern imperial blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to Queensland, Australia, including Cape York. The wingspan is about 30 mm. The larvae feed on a various ''A ...

'' Staudinger, 1888 - northern hairstreak, northern imperial blue *''

Jalmenus eubulus ''Jalmenus eubulus'' (common name Pale imperial hairstreak) is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland, in the Murray-Darling basin. It was first described in 1876 by William ...

'' Miskin, 1876 *''

Jalmenus evagoras ''Jalmenus evagoras,'' the imperial hairstreak, imperial blue, or common imperial blue, is a small, metallic blue butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is commonly found in eastern coastal regions of Australia. This species is notable for its ...

'' (Donovan, 1805) - common imperial blue, imperial hairstreak *''

Jalmenus icilius ''Jalmenus icilius'', the Icilius blue or amethyst hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in all mainland states of Australia, throughout much of the subtropical areas of the inland, from the Selwyn Range and from Carna ...

'' Hewitson, 1865 - amethyst hairstreak, Icilius blue *''

Jalmenus ictinus ''Jalmenus ictinus'', the Ictinus blue or stencilled hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Australia in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria. The wingspan is about 30 mm. ...

'' Hewitson, 1865 - Ictinus blue, stencilled hairstreak *''

Jalmenus inous ''Jalmenus inous'', the Inous blue or varied hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to coastal Western Australia. The wingspan is about 30 mm. The larvae feed on a various plants, including '' Gastrolobium micro ...

'' Hewitson, 1865 - Inous blue, varied hairstreak *''

Jalmenus lithochroa ''Jalmenus lithochroa'', the lithochroa blue or Waterhouse's hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to a small area around Adelaide in South Australia. The wingspan is about 30 mm. The larvae feed on ''Acacia py ...

'' Waterhouse, 1903 - lithochroa blue, Waterhouse's hairstreak *''

Jalmenus pseudictinus ''Jalmenus pseudictinus'', Macqueen's hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to the northern Gulf, the north-east coast and the Murray–Darling basin in Queensland, Australia. The wingspan is about 30 mm. The l ...

'' Kerr & Macqueen, 1967

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* Theclinae Lycaenidae genera Taxa named by Jacob Hübner {{Theclinae-stub