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	18	82	36	141	124
33	Polyphagus	0	5	1	24	3
77	Poaceae	0	29	0	0	48
29	Cyperaceae	0	6	0	0	23
24	Loranthaceae	0	0	8	16	0
22	Fabaceae	1	1	0	16	4
17	Laxmanniaceae	0	0	0	0	17
17	Mimosaceae	0	0	0	17	0
12	Capparaceae	0	0	12	0	0
11	Apocynaceae	0	11	0	0	0
10	Lauraceae	1	1	0	6	2
10	Sapindaceae	0	1	0	9	0
9	Rutaceae	5	0	0	4	0
8	Acanthaceae	0	6	0	2	0
8	Caesalpinaceae	0	0	6	2	0
7	Commelinaceae	0	0	0	3	4
7	Euphorbiaceae	0	1	2	5	0
7	Moraceae	0	5	0	2	0
6	Arecaceae	0	1	0	1	4
6	Santalaceae	0	0	4	2	0
5	Annonaceae	5	0	0	0	0
5	Iridaceae	0	0	0	0	5
4	Lecythidaceae	0	0	0	2	1
4	Passifloraceae	0	4	0	0	0
3	Combretaceae	0	0	0	2	1
3	Dioscoreaceae	0	0	0	0	3
3	Flacoutiaceae	0	3	0	0	0
3	Malvaceae	0	1	0	2	0
3	Myrtaceae	0	0	0	2	1
3	Pittosporaceae	0	0	0	3	0
3	Rhamnaceae	0	0	0	3	0
3	Urticaceae	0	3	0	0	0
2	Asteraceae	0	2	0	0	0
2	Chenopodiaceae	0	0	0	2	0
2	Epacridaceae	0	0	0	2	0
2	Liliaceae	0	0	0	0	2
2	Loganiaceae	0	0	0	2	0
2	Monimiaceae	1	0	0	0	1
2	Polypodiophyta	0	0	0	2	0
2	Primulaceae	0	0	0	2	0
2	Sterculiaceae	0	0	0	2	0
2	Thymelaeaceae	0	0	0	2	0
2	Ulmaceae	0	2	0	0	0
2	Violaceae	0	2	0	0	0
1	Amaranthaceae	0	0	0	1	0
1	Araliaceae	0	0	0	1	0
1	Brassicaceae	0	0	1	0	0
1	Celastraceae	0	0	0	1	0
1	Clusiaceae	0	1	0	0	0
1	Cycadaceae	0	0	0	1	0
1	Elaeocarpaceae	0	0	0	0	1
1	Lamiaceae	0	0	0	0	1
1	Lecythidaceae	0	0	0	0	1
1	Orchidaceae	0	0	0	1	0
1	Oxalidaceae	0	0	0	1	0
1	Pandanaceae	0	1	0	0	0
1	Plantaginaceae	0	1	0	0	0
1	Plumbaginaceae	0	0	0	1	0
1	Portulacaceae	0	1	0	0	0
1	Proteaceae	0	0	0	1	0
1	Rubiaceae	0	0	0	1	0
1	Scrophulariaceae	0	1	0	0	0
1	Verbenaceae	0	0	0	1	0
1	Zingiberaceae	0	0	0	0	1
1	Zygophyllaceae	0	0	0	1	0
14	Formicidae	0	0	0	14	0