1. Falter

1-2: Australia, Australian Capital Territory, Canberra, summit of Mount Ainslie, 12. December 2015 (det. & phot.: Wolfgang Hackbusch)Forum

3: Australia, Australian Capital Territory, Canberra, summit of Mount Ainslie, 18. February 2018 (det. & phot.: Wolfgang Hackbusch)Forum

2. Diagnosis

2.1. Original description

1-3: Hewitson (1865: 54, pl. 24 fig. 3) [from copyright-free scan at www.biodiversitylibrary.org]

3. Further information

3.1. Synonyms

• Cupido oeneus Tepper, 1882 [synonym according to funet.fi]
• Jalmenus obscurus Edwards, 1951 [synonym according to funet.fi]

3.2. Subspecies

• Jalmenus icilius parvus Burns, 1951 [subspecies according to funet.fi]
• Jalmenus icilius mitchelli Edwards, 1951 [subspecies according to funet.fi]

3.3. Literature

• Original description: Hewitson, W. C. (1862-1878): Illustrations of Diurnal Lepidoptera. Lycænidæ: i-x, 1-228, supplement 1-47; pl. I-VIII, 1-3, 3a-3c, 4-16, 18-85, 88-92, supplement I, Ia-b, II-III, IIIa-b, IV, IVa, V, Va, VI, VIa, VII-VIII. London (John van Voorst).