Jalmenus is a genus of butterflies 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

External links

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