Spurge family
EUPHORBIACEAE in Australia

Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com ) & Christine Ashe

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Acalypha pendula Kitten Tails Newtown, December 2006	Acalypha wilkesiana Copperleaf Sydney, August 2006	Aleurites moluccana Candlenut Bundaberg, December 2006	Beyeria opaca Dark Turpentine Bush Annuello Reserve, Victoria Photo: courtesy of Laura Levens
Breynia nivosa Snowbush Yandina, January 2007	Breynia oblongifolia Willgar Wyee, December 2007	Chamaesyce maculata Prostrate Spurge Sydney, January 2009	Codiaeum variegatum Croton Sydney, October 2006 courtesy of Inbloom Florist, Burwood
Croton verreauxii Green Australian Cascarilla Wyee, October 2007	Euphorbia cyathophora Dwarf Poinsettia Bundaberg, April 2008	Euphorbia helioscopia Sun Spurge Sydney, August 2006	Euphorbia lathyris Caper Spurge Sydney, August 2006
Euphorbia leucocephala Snow-flake Bush Bonogin, July 2007	Euphorbia pulcherrima Poinsettia Sydney, August 2006	Euphorbia splendens Crown of Thorns Sydney, August 2006	Euphorbia tirucalli Pencil Bush Sydney, December 2006
Euphorbia trigona African Milk Tree Sydney, August 2006	Glochidion ferdinandi Cheese Tree Coffs Harbour, July 20067	Jatropha podagrica Gout Plant	Pedilanthus tithymaloides Devil's Backbone Bundaberg, December 2006
Phyllanthus hirtellus Thyme Spurge Wyee, September 2007	Poranthera microphylla Small Poranthera Wyee, September 2007	Ricinus communis Castor Oil Plant Sydney, August 2006	Sapium sebiferum Chinese Tallow Wyee, November 2006

The plants in EUPHORBIACEAE are preferred foodplants of some Australian Butterflies and Moths, including:

Appias melania	Appias paulina	Eurema hecabe	Theclinesthes albocincta	Philiris nitens
Philiris sappheira	Megisba strongyle	Achaea argilla	Dysgonia frontinus	Grammodes ocellata
Atasthalistis ochreoviridella	Berta chrysolineata	Orthaga seminivea	Parotis atlitalis	Euthrausta oxyprora

Lyssa macleayi

Urapteroides astheniata

Alcides metaurus

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Australian butterflies

Plant Classes

Australian moths

(updated 31 March 2011)