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Jalmenus pseudictinus (Macqueen's Hairstreak)

Wikipedia Abstract

Macqueen's Hairstreak (Jalmenus pseudictinus) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to the northern Gulf, the north-east coast and the Murray-Darling basin in Queensland. The wingspan is about 30 mm. The larvae feed on various Acacia species, including Acacia flavescens and Acacia harpophylla, as well as Heterodendrum diversifolium and Alectryon connatus. The Caterpillars are attended by the ant species Froggatella kirbii.
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Prey / Diet

Acacia flavescens (Yellow Wattle)[1]
Acacia harpophylla (Brigalow Spearwood)[1]
Acacia humifusa[1]
Alectryon connatus[1]

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♦ 1Species Interactions of Australia Database, Atlas of Living Australia, Version ala-csv-2012-11-19
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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