Jalmenus lithochroa

Jalmenus lithochroa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Tribe: Zesiini
Genus: Jalmenus
Species: J. lithochroa
Binomial name
Jalmenus lithochroa
Waterhouse, 1903
Synonyms
  • Ialmenus lithochroa Waterhouse, 1903

The Lithochroa Blue or Waterhouse's Hairstreak (Jalmenus lithochroa) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to a small area around Adelaide in South Australia.

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae feed on Acacia pycnantha and Acacia victoriae.

The Caterpillars are attended by the ant species Iridomyrmex purpureus and Iridomyrmex viridiaeneus.

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