Larval foodplant families of Butterfly species in Australia

Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )

(updated 7 December 2009)

total
   FOOD Papi Nymp Pier Lyca Hesp
401
Totals 188236141124
 
       
33
Polyphagus 05 1243
 
       
77
Poaceae 0290048
29
Cyperaceae 060023
24
Loranthaceae 008160
22
Fabaceae 1 10164
17
Laxmanniaceae 000017
17
Mimosaceae 000170
12
Capparaceae 001200
11
Apocynaceae 011000
10
Lauraceae 1 1062
10
Sapindaceae 0 1090
9
Rutaceae 50040
8
Acanthaceae 06020
8
Caesalpinaceae 00620
 
       
7
Commelinaceae 00034
7
Euphorbiaceae 0 1250
7
Moraceae 05020
6
Arecaceae 0 10 14
6
Santalaceae 00420
5
Annonaceae 50000
5
Iridaceae 00005
4
Lecythidaceae 0002 1
4
Passifloraceae 04000
3
Combretaceae 0002 1
3
Dioscoreaceae 00003
3
Flacoutiaceae 03000
3
Malvaceae 0 1020
3
Myrtaceae 0002 1
3
Pittosporaceae 00030
3
Rhamnaceae 00030
3
Urticaceae 03000
2
Asteraceae 02000
2
Chenopodiaceae 00020
2
Epacridaceae 00020
2
Liliaceae 00002
2
Loganiaceae 00020
2
Monimiaceae 1000 1
2
Polypodiophyta 00020
2
Primulaceae 00020
2
Sterculiaceae 00020
2
Thymelaeaceae 00020
2
Ulmaceae 02000
2
Violaceae 02000
 
       
1
Amaranthaceae 000 10
1
Araliaceae 000 10
1
Brassicaceae 00 100
1
Celastraceae 000 10
1
Clusiaceae 0 1000
1
Cycadaceae 000 10
1
Elaeocarpaceae 0000 1
1
Lamiaceae 0000 1
1
Lecythidaceae 0000 1
1
Orchidaceae 000 10
1
Oxalidaceae 000 10
1
Pandanaceae 0 1000
1
Plantaginaceae 0 1000
1
Plumbaginaceae 000 10
1
Portulacaceae 0 1000
1
Proteaceae 000 10
1
Rubiaceae 000 10
1
Scrophulariaceae 0 1000
1
Verbenaceae 000 10
1
Zingiberaceae 0000 1
1
Zygophyllaceae 000 10
 
       
14
Formicidae 000140

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