Jalmenus clementi
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Tribe: | Zesiini |
| Genus: | Jalmenus |
| Species: | J. clementi
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| Jalmenus clementi H. H. Druce, 1902
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Jalmenus clementi, the turquoise hairstreak or Clement's blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. The species was first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1902. It is found along the north-west coast of Western Australia.[1]
The larvae feed on various Acacia species, including A. alexandri, A. inaequilatera and A. tetragonophylla.
The caterpillars are attended by ants of the genus Iridomyrmex.
References
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