Australian Myrtaceae
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Acmena smithii Lilly Pilly Sydney, September 2006 |
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Angophora costata Apple Gum Sydney, November 2006 |
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Backhousia myrtifolia Grey Myrtle Wyee, November 2006 |
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Callistemon citrinus White Anzac Concord, June 2007 |
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Calothamnus quadrifidus Net Bush Perth, October, 2007 |
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Corymbia maculata Spotted Gum Wyee, May 2008 |
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Corymbia torelliana Cadaghi Bundaberg, October 2006 |
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Eucalyptus caesia Silver Princess Churchill, September 1994 |
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Eucalyptus gracilis Yorrell Annuello Reserve, Victoria Photo: courtesy of Laura Levens |
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Eucalyptus haemastoma Scribbly Gum Lidcombe, November 2006 |
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Eucalyptus leucoxylon Yellow Gum Little Desert, October 1989 |
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Eucalyptus microcorys Tallowwood Concord, June 2007 |
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Eucalyptus propinqua Grey Gum Wyee, February 2008 |
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Eucalyptus sideroxylon Red Ironbark Concord, June 2007 |
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Eugenia uniflora Pitanga Bundaberg, December 2006 |
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Kunzea ambigua Tick Bush Concord, )ctober 2008 |
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Leptospermum species Tea Tree Sydney, September 2006 |
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Lophostemon confertus Brush Box Sydney, September 2006 |
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Melaleuca gibbosa Slender Honey-myrtle Hobart, January 1982 |
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Melaleuca leucadendra River Tea Tree Magnetic Island, July 2005 Photo: courtesy of Donald Simpson |
Three species of Butterfly in Australia have caterpillars which prefer feeding on plants in Myrtaceae, namely:
However, caterpillars of several thousand species of moths in many families, in Australia, do have a preference for feeding on foliage of plants in Myrtaceae, including: