Imperial Hairstreak
Jalmenus evagoras evagoras
Also called Common Imperial Blue, Pale Imperial Blue
Jalmenus evagoras evagoras is a subspecies of the Imperial Hairstreak (Jalmenus evagoras), a butterfly found in Australia, in the family Lycaenidae, the blues, coppers and hairstreaks. Its caterpillars are known to feed on 27 plants, including Acacia mearnsii, Acacia decurrens and Acacia pycnantha. This page has 8 photos of its life cycle (final instar caterpillars, pupae and adults) by Bob Miller.
Life cycle of the Imperial Hairstreak
Imperial Hairstreak caterpillars (final instar)
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Imperial Hairstreak pupae
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Imperial Hairstreak adults
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Female, underside
Photos by Bob Miller. Free to use for any purpose (CC0). Select a photo to enlarge it or download the original. Using these photos. Add your own photo of this butterfly.
Caterpillar food plants
27 known food plants for this species.
- Acacia binervata
- Acacia dealbata
- Acacia decurrens
- Acacia disparrima
- Acacia falcata
- Acacia filicifolia
- Acacia fimbriata
- Acacia floribunda
- Acacia genistifolia
- Acacia harpophylla
- Acacia implexa
- Acacia ingramii
- Acacia irrorata
- Acacia leiocalyx
- Acacia leucoclada
- Acacia longifolia
- Acacia macradenia
- Acacia mearnsii
- Acacia melanoxylon
- Acacia neriifolia
- Acacia parramattensis
- Acacia penninervis
- Acacia polybotrya
- Acacia pycnantha
- Acacia rubida
- Acacia spectabilis
- Acacia terminalis