Australian Lauraceae

Laurel family : LAURACEAE (MAGNOLIIDAE) in Australia
including Calycanthaceae, Cassythaceae, and Perseaceae

Cassytha glabella
Slender Devil's Twine
Wonboyn, NSW
Photo: courtesy of
Paul Whitington

Cassytha paniculata
Devil's Twine
Wyee, March 2007

Cinnamomum camphora
Camphor Laurel
Sydney, August 2006

Cryptocarya triplinervis
Three-veined Cryptocarya
Magnetic Island
Photos: courtesy of
Donald Simpson

Laurus nobilis
Bay Tree
Sydney, October 2006

Litsea glutinosa
Indian Laurel
Magnetic Island
Photos: courtesy of
Donald Simpson

Neolitsea australiensis
Green Bolly Gum
Magnetic Island
Photos: courtesy of
Donald Simpson

Persea americana
Avocado
Sydney, August 2006

Species in LAURACEAE are the favoured foodplant of some caterpillars of Australian Butterflies, including:

Chaetocneme beata

Chaetocneme critomedia

Chaetocneme porphyropis
Netrocoryne repanda
Candalides acasta
Philiris diana

Candalides erinus
Philiris fulgens
Candalides geminus
Candalides hyacinthinus
Charaxes latona
Charaxes sempronius

Graphium choredon
Graphium macleayanum

and some species in LAURACEAE are the favoured foodplant of some caterpillars of Australian Moths, including:

Hecatesia exultans
Hecatesia fenestrata
Corymica pryeri
Eucyclodes buprestaria
Stericta concisella

Epipaschiinae species A

Cassythaphaga petrochroa

Austrocaligula eucalypti
Syntherata janetta

Austrocaligula rhythmica
Homona spargotis

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(updated 4 January 2013, 7 January 2018, 9 June 2020)

*Chaetocneme beata*	*Chaetocneme critomedia*	*Chaetocneme porphyropis*	*Netrocoryne repanda*	*Candalides acasta*	*Philiris diana*
*Candalides erinus*	*Philiris fulgens*	*Candalides geminus*	*Candalides hyacinthinus*	*Charaxes latona*	*Charaxes sempronius*