Pansy family: VIOLACEAE (DILLENIIDAE) in Australia

Flower Families

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

Plant Classes

Hybanthus enneaspermus Spade Flower Magnetic Island, Photos courtesy of Donald Simpson

Hybanthus monopetalus Slender Violet Wyee, Jnauary 2012

Viola betonicifolia Arrowhead Violet Wyee, September 2011

Viola hederacea Australian Native Violet Sydney, December 2006

Viola odorata Violet Sydney, August 2006

Viola tricolor Johnny Jumps Ups Wyee, September 2006

Viola wittrockiana Pansy Sydney, August 2006

Some caterpillars of Australian Butterflies and Moths which have been reported as using species in VIOLACEAE for their foodplant are:

Acraea andromacha

Acraea terpsicore

Argyreus hyperbius

Imma acosma

Theretra oldenlandiae

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Australian butterflies

Australian Lepidoptera

Australian moths

(updated 22 January 2013, 17 May 2020)