''Jalmenus daemeli'', the Daemel's blue, Dämel's blue or emerald hairstreak, is a butterfly of 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 ...

, and was first described in 1879 by

Georg Semper Georg Semper 1863

Georg Semper (August 3, 1837 in Altona, Hamburg � ...

Semper, G. 1879. Beitrag zur Rhopalocerenfauna von Australien. Journal des Museum Godeffroy, Hamburg V(14): 138-194 pls 8, 9 ated 1878 66 It is endemic to the Australian states of

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and

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, where it is found in coastal areas. The

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is about 2 cm. The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including ''

Acacia ''Acacia'', commonly known as the wattles or acacias, is a large genus of shrubs and trees in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the pea family Fabaceae. Initially, it comprised a group of plant species native to Africa and Australasia. The genus na ...

'' species, ''

Eucalyptus melanophloia ''Eucalyptus melanophloia'', commonly known as silver-leaved ironbark, is a species of tree that is endemic to northeastern Australia. It is a small to medium-sized tree with rough, hard ironbark on the trunk and branches. The crown is usually c ...

'' and '' Heterodendrum diversifolium.'' The caterpillars are attended by the ant species ''

Iridomyrmex rufoniger ''Iridomyrmex rufoniger'' is a species of ant in the genus ''Iridomyrmex''. It was described by Lowne in 1865. The species is endemic to Australia and introduced to several other countries. Taxonomy The species was first described by Lowne in 18 ...

''.

References

External links

''Jalmenus daemeli'' at the Butterfly House
Theclinae Taxa named by Georg Semper Taxa described in 1879 {{Theclinae-stub