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Species Jalmenus lithochroa Waterhouse, 1903

Lithochroa Blue, Waterhouse's Hairstreak

 

Distribution

States

South Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Restricted to SA, it has been recorded in and near the Flinders Ranges, East of Wilpena Pound, Willochra Plain, near Port Augusta, Mambray Creek, Melrose, Orroroo and Yunta, urbanisation has caused the disappearance of Adelaide populations.

Australian Endemic.


Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.
IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)
drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IBRA

SA: Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Kanmantoo (KAN)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

  • Australia
    • South Australia: S Gulfs

Ecological Descriptors

Larva: attendant ants, herbivore (associated flora: Acacia pycnantha Benth. [FABACEAE] Golden Wattle; Acacia victoriae Benth. [FABACEAE] Prickly Wattle).

Extra Ecological Information

Larvae are attended by Iridomyrmex purpureus (Smith) and I. viridiaeneus Viehmeyer and another undescribed ant species (Formicidae).

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
07-Mar-2024 PAPILIONOIDEA 20-Jun-2024 MODIFIED Dr Michael Braby
04-Feb-2023 PAPILIONOIDEA 20-Jun-2024 MODIFIED Dr Michael Braby (ANU)
13-May-2022 PAPILIONOIDEA 20-Jun-2024 MODIFIED Dr Michael Braby
26-Feb-2021 PAPILIONOIDEA 20-Jun-2024 MODIFIED Dr Michael Braby
04-Jun-2020 PAPILIONOIDEA 20-Jun-2024 MODIFIED Dr Michael Braby
04-Jun-2020 LYCAENIDAE Leach, 1815 20-Jun-2024 MODIFIED
06-Sep-2017 PAPILIONOIDEA 20-Jun-2024 MODIFIED
06-Sep-2017 LYCAENIDAE 20-Jun-2024 MODIFIED Dr Federica Turco (QM)
05-Mar-2013 20-Jun-2024 MODIFIED
30-Mar-2012 20-Jun-2024 MODIFIED
28-Mar-2012 20-Jun-2024 MODIFIED
20-Jun-2024 MODIFIED