Jalmenus ictinus
Stencilled Hairstreak at Yackandandah, VIC
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| Jalmenus ictinus | SuziBond | 30 Sep 2025 | |
| Jalmenus sp. (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 28 Sep 2025 | |
| Jalmenus evagoras | KylieWaldon | 25 Feb 2024 | |
| Unverified | KylieWaldon | 25 Feb 2024 |
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in nearly 5 years of insecting, I have never seen leafhoppers on a Silver Wattle before. There were so many tiny ants I could barely see them, so not sure of species. Will have to keep an eye out on that tree later on.
2 comments
25 Feb 2024
I'm just wondering if these were the egg sacs of the Jalmenus evagoras Imperial Hairstreak Butterflies instead? That might explain the weird web-like covering that I could see in the photos. I've mixed these up before. https://strathbogierangesnatureview.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/dscf1523.jpg
30 Sep 2025
Hi @KylieWaldon. Great photos! These are the pupal shells and larvae of Jalmenus ictinus, with their attendant Meat Ants; J evagoras have a different species of ant as their attendant ant.
Location information
- Coordinates 146.834156-36.318334
- Places Yackandandah, VIC
Sighting information
- 20 Abundance
- 24 Feb 2024 09:51 AM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
- silver wattle Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Mixed Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
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- KylieWaldon NatureMapr Jalmenus ictinus Blues & Coppers (Lycaenidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects
Species information
- Jalmenus ictinus Scientific name
- Stencilled Hairstreak Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1014.5m Recorded at altitude
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