Icilius Hairstreak
Dorsal
Ellura
Long-tailed Pea-blue
Female, Dorsal
 
                      
Icilius Hairstreak (Jalmenus icilius)Class: Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta)
Order: Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera)
Family: Gossamer-winged Butterfly (Papilionoidea: Lycaenidae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: Icilius Hairstreak (Jalmenus icilius)
This Photo:     Body, profile
Other names: Amethyst Hairstreak or Icilius Blue

Thank you Prof Victor W Fazio III† for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere

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This species is classed as R (Rare) on the South Australian Butterflies & Moths website