Hibiscus family
MALVACEAE in Australia

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

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Abelmoschus esculentus Okra Magnetic Island, January 2012 Photo: courtesy of Donald Simpson	Abutilon x hybridum Canary Bird Sydney, June 2008	Abutilon cryptopetalum Hill Lantern Flower Uluru, December 2008	Abutilon striatum Chinese Lantern Sydney, August 2006
Alcea rosea Hollyhock Sydney, October 2006	Alyogyne hakeifolia Australian hibiscus Concord, December 2006	Alyogyne huegelii Blue hibiscus Burwood, November 2006	Gossypium sturtianum Sturt's Desert Rose Uluru, December 2008
Hibiscus diversifolius Swamp Hibiscus Gympie, October 2006	Hibiscus heterophyllus Australian Native Rosella Kempsey, October 2006	Hibiscus mutabilis Confederate Rose Sydney, December 2006	Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Hibiscus Sydney August 2006
Hibiscus schizopetalus Coral Hibiscus Bundaberg, January 2007	Hibiscus sturtii Sturt's Hibiscus Uluru, December 2008	Hibiscus syriacus Rose of Sharon Sydney, December 2006	Hibiscus tiliaceus Coastal Hibiscus Bundaberg
Lagunaria patersonia Norfolk Island Hibiscus Sydney, November 2006	Malva parviflora Small Flowered Mallow Sydney, May 2008	Malvaviscus arboreus Turk's Hat Sydney, August 2006	Phymosia umbellata Mexican Mallow Wyee, November 2007

Sida rhombifolia Paddy’s Lucerne Wyee, February 2007

Members of MALVACEAE are the foodplants of a number of caterpillars of Butterfly and Moth species in Australia, including:

Vanessa cardui	Pectinophora gossypiella	Onebala hibisci	Achyra affinitalis	Haritalodes derogata	Notarcha aurolinealis
Bucculatrix gossypii	Tonica effractella	Crocidosema plebejana	Pyroderces falcatella	Pyroderces rileyi	Agrotis ipsilon
Agrotis munda	Helicoverpa armigera	Helicoverpa punctigera	Heliothis punctifera	Spodoptera exigua	Spodoptera litura
Chasmina candida	Anomis combinans	Anomis flava	Anomis involuta	Rusicada revocans	Xanthodes congenita

Earias huegeliana

Earias perhuegeli

Xanthodes transversa

Earias vittella

Rehimena surusalis

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Australian butterflies

Plant Classes

Australian moths

(updated 7 January 2012)