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Callisia fragrans
Oyster Plant
Sydney, September 2006
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Pollia crispata
Pollia
Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney
November 2008
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Tradescantia albiflora
Wandering Jew
Sydney, August 2006
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Tradescantia pallida
Purple Heart
Sydney, September 2006
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Tradescantia virginiana
Spiderwort
Melbourne, December 2007
specimen: courtesy of Sara Miranda
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Tradescantia zebrina
Zebra Plant
Sydney, September 2006

Plants in Commelinaceae are foodplants for a number of Butterfly and Moth caterpillars in Australia , including:

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Candalides absimilis
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Anthene lycaenoides
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Hypolycaena phorbas
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Telicota anisodesma
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Telicota ohara
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Hypena masurialis
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Hypena subvittalis
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Athetis thoracica