Species Jalmenus evagoras (Donovan, 1805)
Common Imperial Blue, Imperial Hairstreak
- Papilio evagoras Donovan, E. 1805. An Epitome of the Natural History of the Insects of New Holland, New Zealand, New Guinea, Otaheite, and other Islands in the Indian, Southern, and Pacific Oceans: including Figures and Descriptions of One Hundred and Fifty-three Species of the more Splendid, Beautiful, and Interesting Insects, hitherto Discovered in those Countries, and which for the most Part have not appeared in the Works of any Preceding Author. London : Rivington iv + [167] pp. + [41] pls. [Date published January] [unnumbered pl. 30].
Type data:
Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown ♂, New South Wales (in original publication; at that time NSW included the whole eastern coast of Australia but the Sydney area is the most likely type locality)
Comment: Donovan in the original description did not indicate the number of specimens described; described from the Macleay collection and may yet be unrecognised in the Macleay collection in Sydney. - Jalmenus evagoras Hübner, J. 1818. Zuträge zur Sammlung exotischer Schmettlinge. Augsburg : Hübner 32 pp. 40 pls. [29] [junior homonym of Papilio evagoras Donovan, 1805].
Type data:
Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown sex and number unknown, Australia (New Holland given in original description)
Comment: Hübner in the original description did not indicate the number of specimens described. - Polyommatus celestis Drapiez , A. 1819. Description de 4 espèces d'insectes nouveaux. (Lepidopt.). Annales de la Société Scientifique de Bruxelles. Série B. Sciences Physiques et Naturelles 2: 354-360 [354 pl. 30, f 3].
Type data:
Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown sex and number unknown, Tasmania (as terre de Diemen; incorrectly given in original description)
Comment: Drapiez in the original description did not indicate the number of specimens described.
Taxonomic Decision for Subspecies Arrangement
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
ACT, NSW, Qld, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Flinders (FLI), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Australian Capital Territory
- New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
- Queensland: Murray-Darling basin, NE coastal
- Victoria: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Larva: herbivore (associated flora: Acacia mearnsii De Wild. [FABACEAE] Black Wattle; Acacia decurrens Willd. [FABACEAE] Black Wattle; Acacia melanoxylon R.Br. [FABACEAE] Blackwood; Acacia harpophylla F.Muell. ex Benth. [FABACEAE] Brigalow; Amyema pendula (Sieber ex Spreng.) Tiegh. [LORANTHACEAE] Drooping Mistletoe; Acacia leiocalyx (Domin) Pedley [FABACEAE] Early Flowering Black Wattle; Acacia genistifolia Link [FABACEAE] Early Wattle; Acacia filicifolia Welch, Coombs, & McGlynn [FABACEAE] Fern-leaved Wattle; Acacia fimbriata A.Cunn. ex G.Don [FABACEAE] Fringed Wattle; Acacia spectabilis Benth. [FABACEAE] Glory Wattle, Pillaga Wattle, Mudgee Wattle; Acacia pycnantha Benth. [FABACEAE] Golden Wattle; Acacia irrorata Sieber ex Spreng. [FABACEAE] Green Wattle; Acacia implexa Benth. [FABACEAE] Hickory Wattle; Acacia penninervis DC. [FABACEAE] Mountain Hickory; Acacia leucoclada Tind. [FABACEAE] Northern Silver Wattle; Acacia parramattensis Tind. [FABACEAE] Parramatta Wattle; Acacia rubida Cunn. [FABACEAE] Red-leaf Wattle; Acacia falcata Willd. [FABACEAE] Sickle-shaped Acacia; Acacia neriifolia Benth. [FABACEAE] Silver Wattle; Acacia dealbata Link [FABACEAE] Silver Wattle; Acacia terminalis (Salisb.) J.F.Macbr. [FABACEAE] Sunshine Wattle; Acacia longifolia (Andrews) Willd. [FABACEAE] Sydney Golden Wattle; Acacia binervata DC. [FABACEAE] Two-veined Hickory; Acacia polybotrya Benth. [FABACEAE] Western Silver Wattle; Acacia floribunda (Vent.) Willd. [FABACEAE] White Sally; Acacia macradenia Benth. [FABACEAE] Zig-zag Wattle; Acacia ingramii Tind. [FABACEAE]).
General References
Eastwood, R., Braby, M.F., Schmidt, D.J. & Hughes, J.M. 2008. Taxonomy, ecology, genetics and conservation status of the pale imperial hairstreak (Jalmenus eubulus) (Lepidoptera : Lycaenidae): a threatened butterfly from the Brigalow Belt, Australia. Invertebrate Systematics 22: 407-423 (Jalmenus eubulus Miskin removed from subspecies of J. evagoras and re-instated as full species)
Edwards, E.D., Newland, J. & Regan, L. 2001. Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea, Papilionoidea. In Wells, A. & Houston, W.W.K. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 31.6. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia. x 615 pp. [264] (J. evagoras recognised with two subspecies, J. evagoras evagoras and J. evagoras eubulus Miskin)
Kitching, R.L. 1976. The ultrastructure of the eggs of Jalmenus evagoras (Donovan) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Australian Entomological Magazine 3: 42-44 [42] (egg morpohology)
Kitching, R.L. 1983. Myrmecophilous organs of the larvae of the lycaenid butterfly Jalmenus evagoras (Donovan). Journal of Natural History 17: 471-481 [471] (larval morphology)
Pierce, N.E. & Nash, D.R. 1999. The Imperial Blue, Jalmenus evagoras (Lycaenidae). pp. 279-315 in Kitching, R.L., Scheermeyer, E., Jones, R.L. & Pierce, N.E. (eds). Biology of Australian Butterflies. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing xvi 395 pp. [279] (detailed biology, bibliography a source of many further references on biology)
Waterhouse, G.A. 1903. Notes on Australian Rhopalocera: Lycaenidae. Part III—Revisional. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 28(1): 132-275, pls 1-3 [256]
Waterhouse, G.A. 1932. What Butterfly is That? A Guide to the Butterflies of Australia. Illustrated by Neville Cayley. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 291 pp. 34 pls. [Date published 15/Dec/1932] [188]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Mar-2024 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 04-Feb-2023 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 22-Dec-2023 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby (ANU) |
| 13-May-2022 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 26-Feb-2021 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 04-Jun-2020 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 04-Jun-2020 | LYCAENIDAE Leach, 1815 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 06-Sep-2017 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 06-Sep-2017 | LYCAENIDAE | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Federica Turco (QM) |
| 05-Mar-2013 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2012 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 28-Mar-2012 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED |