Mistletoe family
LORANTHACEAE in Australia

Flower Families

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

Plant Classes

Amyema bifurcata Gum Tree Mistletoe Minden, March 2010 Photos: courtesy of Martin Bennett	Amyema cambagei Sheoak Mistletoe Laidley, June 2009 Photos: courtesy of Doug and Ruth Jessop, and Martin Bennett	Amyema congener Variable Mistletoe Flagstone Creek, January 2008 Photos: courtesy of Martin Bennett	Amyema gaudichaudii Paperbark Mistletoe Kumbarilla, November 2011 Photo: courtesy of Martin Bennett
Amyema linophylla Buloke Mistletoe Kogan, February 2011 Photo: courtesy of Martin Bennett	Amyema lucasii Yellow Mistletoe Tallegalla, August 2010 Photo: courtesy of Martin Bennett	Amyema maidenii Green Mistletoe Tibooburra, New South Wales Photo: courtesy of Laura Levens	Amyema miquelii Box Mistletoe Adelaide, January 2009
Amyema quandang Grey Mistletoe Condamine, May 2011 Photo: courtesy of Martin Bennett	Amylotheca dictyophleba Scrub Mistletoe Evelyn, May 2008 Photo: courtesy of Martin Bennett	Dendrophthoe glabrescens Smooth Mistletoe Bundaberg	Dendrophthoe vitellina Long-flower Mistletoe South Stradbroke Island Photo: courtesy of Todd Burrows
Lysiana exocarpi Harlequin Mistletoe Tibooburra, New South Wales Photos: courtesy of Laura Levens and Martin Bennett	Lysiana subfalcata Northern Mistletoe Mitchell, June 2012 Photo: courtesy of Martin Bennett	Muellerina bidwillii Cypress Mistletoe Broadwater, November 2011 Photo: courtesy of Martin Bennett	Muellerina myrtifolia Myrtle-leaf Mistletoe The Head (Main Range), October 2009 Photo: courtesy of Martin Bennett

Nuytsia floribunda Western Australian Christmas Tree Western Australia, October 2007

Many caterpillars of Australian Lepidoptera feed on Mistletoes, including:

Arhopala centaurus	Candalides margarita	Erysichton palmyra	Hypochrysops digglesii	Hypochrysops narcissus	Hypolycaena phorbas
Ogyris abrota	Ogyris aenone	Ogyris amaryllis	Ogyris barnardi	Ogyris genoveva	Ogyris ianthis
Ogyris iphis	Ogyris olane	Ogyris oroetes	Ogyris zosine	Delias aganippe	Delias argenthona
Delias aruna	Delias ennia	Delias harpalyce	Delias mysis	Delias nigrina	Delias nysa
Euproctis edwardsii	Comocrus behri	Homodes bracteigutta	Trigonoorda gavisalis	Genduara acedesta	Genduara subnotata

Opodiphthera engaea

Opodiphthera loranthi

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Australian butterflies

Australian caterpillars

Australian moths

(updated 8 January 2013)