Imperial Hairstreak (1/5)

Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae

Jalmenus evagoras

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Bete Bolong North, VIC (Jan, 2017)

Common Names

Common Imperial Blue
Imperial Hairstreak
Pale Imperial Blue

I think this is a female Imperial Hairstreak. It was climbing around the plant with the tip of its large abdomen pointed towards the stem and stopped frequently, perhaps to lay an egg.

Imperial Hairstreak

"No! means No!"

Male Imperial Hairstreak