Jalmenus evagoras
1 Imperial Hairstreak at Pambula Beach, NSW
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| Jalmenus evagoras | SuziBond | 20 Dec 2022 | |
| Jalmenus evagoras | KimPullen | 16 Jan 2022 | |
| Unverified | KylieWaldon | 8 Jan 2022 |
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User's notes
I can't remember what the plant was they were on, but look at them all. At home I'm lucky to see 5 together - but this looks more like 25! If I look real close (2nd photo) I think I can see the leafhoppers out - but they are quite dark in colour.
2 comments
17 Jan 2022
...so.. these casings are from the butterfly as well and not some kind of leafhopper?
20 Dec 2022
Hi Kylie, these are pupal shells of the butterfly, with their attendant ants running all over them.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.906204-36.948262
- Places Pambula Beach, NSW
Sighting information
- 25 Abundance
- 31 Dec 2021 06:52 AM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
- ants Associated animal
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- KylieWaldon South Coast NatureMapr Jalmenus evagoras Blues & Coppers (Lycaenidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects
Species information
- Jalmenus evagoras Scientific name
- Imperial Hairstreak Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1066.4m Recorded at altitude
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