Convolvulus family : CONVOLVULACEAE (ASTERIDAE) in Australia

Flower Families

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

Plant Classes

Calystegia sepium White Bindweed Wyee, May 2008	Convolvulus arvensis Field Bindweed Photo: courtesy of Daniel F. Austin Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum	Convolvulus cneorum Silver Bush Sydney, October 2006	Convolvulus erubescens Australian Bindweed Lake Eyre Photo: courtesy of Laura Levens
Convolvulus sabatius Bush Morning Glory Sydney, October 2006	Dichondra repens Kidney Weed Wyee, October 2007	Ipomoea alba White Bindweed Wyee, March 2009	Ipomoea aquatica Kangkong Magnetic Island Photos: courtesy of Donald Simpson
Ipomoea batatas Sweet Potato Wyee, December 2007	Ipomoea cairica Ivy Leaved Morning Glory Wyee, January 2008	Ipomoea carnea Bush Morning Glory Magnetic Island Photos: courtesy of Donald Simpson	Ipomoea hederifolia Scarlet Creeper Photo: courtesy of Daniel F. Austin Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Ipomoea indica Morning Glory Sydney, October 2006	Ipomea pes-caprae Beach Morning Glory Burnett Heads, November 2009 Photo : courtesy of Donald Ashton	Ipomea quamoclit Cypress Vine Magnetic Island Photos: courtesy of Donald Simpson	Merremia dissecta Snake Vine Magnetic Island Photos: courtesy of Donald Simpson

Some caterpillars of Australian Butterflies and Moths favour species in CONVOLVULACEAE for their foodplant, including:

Neptis praslini

Aedia leucomelas

Paralacydes maculifascia

Bedellia somnulentella

Herpetogramma hipponalis

Agrius convolvuli

Pterophorus albidus

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Australian butterflies

Australian caterpillars

Australian moths

(updated 4 January 2013)