Mangrove family
RHIZOPHORACEAE in Australia

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

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Rhizophora stylosa Red Mangrove Magnetic Island, Queensland, February 2008 Photos: courtesy of Peter Abraham

Caterpillars of some Butterflies and Moths in Australia can utilise species in RHIZOPHORACEAE for their foodplant, including:

Hypochrysops apelles	Hypochrysops narcissus	Hypolycaena phorbas	Syntherata janetta
Adoxophyes templana	Dysphania numana	Cleora injectaria	Doratifera quadriguttata

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Australian butterflies

Plant Classes

Australian moths

(updated 10 september 2009)