Lantana family
VERBENACEAE in Australia

Flower Families

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

Plant Classes

Callicarpa formosana Beautyberry Wyee, February 2009	Caryopteris × clandonensis 'Worcester Gold' Bluebeard Wyee, February 2007	Clerodendrum floribundum Lolly Bush Magnetic Island, June 2008 Photos: courtesy of Donald Simpson	Clerodendrum nutans Bridal Veil Sydney, April 2008
Clerodendrum splendens Flaming Glorybower Sydney, December 2006	Clerodendrum thomsoniae Bleeding Hearts Concord, January 2007	Clerodendrum ugandense Blue Butterfly Bush Coffs Harbour, December 2006	Duranta repens Sky Flower Sydney, November 2006
Duranta repens 'alba' White Sky Flower Wyee, March 2007	Lantana camara Lantana Sydney, August 2006	Lantana camara cultivar Lucky Yellow Sydney, June 2007	Lantana involucrata White Lantana Sydney, February 2007
Lantana montevidensis Trailing Lantana Sydney, August 2006	Petrea volubilis Queen's Wreath Magnetic Island, Sptember 2008 Photo: courtesy of Donald Simpson	Verbena cultivar 'Lilla' Wyee, March 2007	Verbena bonariensis Purpletop Wyee, March 2007

Vitex rotundifolia Beach Vitex Magnetic Island, April 2009 Photo: courtesy of Donald Simpson

Vitex trifolia Coastal Vitex Newtown, March 2008

A number of the caterpillars of Butterflies and Moths in Australia favour members of VERBENACEAE as foodplants, including

Strymon bazochii

Neogalia sunia

Hyblaea puera

Lantanophaga pusillidactylus

Epinotia lantana

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Australian butterflies

Australian caterpillars

Australian moths

(updated 3 January 2013)