Bob's Butterflies

Varied Hairstreak

Jalmenus inous

Blues, coppers and hairstreaks (Lycaenidae)

Also called Inous Blue, Southern Cross Hairstreak

The Varied Hairstreak (Jalmenus inous) is a butterfly found in Australia, in the family Lycaenidae, the blues, coppers and hairstreaks. This site lists 2 subspecies: Jalmenus inous inous and Jalmenus inous notocrucifer. Its caterpillars are known to feed on 5 plants, including Acacia saligna, Daviesia divaricata and Daviesia benthamii. There are no photos of it on the site yet. Bob Miller wrote about it in his book, Bob's Butterflies.

Subspecies

No photos yet

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In Bob's book

Bob wrote about this butterfly in his book:

Caterpillar food plants

5 known food plants.