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Jalmenus inous (Inous Blue)

Synonyms: Ialmenus inous

Wikipedia Abstract

The Inous Blue or Varied Hairstreak (Jalmenus inous) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to coastal Western Australia. The wingspan is about 30 mm. The larvae feed on a various plants, including Gastrolobium microcarpum, Daviesia divaricata, Daviesia benthamii, Acacia rostellifera and Acacia saligna. The Caterpillars are attended by the ant species Iridomyrmex conifer and Iridomyrmex rufoniger.
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Prey / Diet

Acacia rostellifera[1]
Acacia saligna (Port Jackson Willow)[1]
Daviesia benthamii[1]
Daviesia divaricata[1]
Gastrolobium microcarpum[1]

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♦ 1Species Interactions of Australia Database, Atlas of Living Australia, Version ala-csv-2012-11-19
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0