Jalmenus inous (Varied Hairstreak)

Other Common Names

Inous Blue, Southern Cross Hairstreak

Notes

I found this butterfly in several spots around Port Kennedy and Point Peron, almost always close to Acacia plants. When away from the wattles they were often hard to approach, but once settled on the wattles they tended to stay put, except to chase off another butterfly. At Port Kennedy I saw a female laying eggs on a prostrate Acacia plant, whilst at Point Peron I found larvae on a different Acacia species.

In November 2017, whilst at Sugarloaf Rock looking for Trapezites atkinsi, I saw a couple of inous which were considerably darker in colour than those I’d seen closer to Perth.

Sightings

Port Kennedy and Point Peron (WA) – November 2008
Sugarloaf Rock WA – November 2017

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