Grapevine family: VITACEAE (ROSIDAE) of Australia

Flower Families

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

Plant Classes

Ampelopsis brevipedunculata varigatus Porcelain Vine Wyee, December 2008	Cayratia acris Hairy Grape Lockyer Valley, October 2009 Photos: courtesy of Martin Bennett	Cayratia clematidea Australian Native Grape Sydney, February 2007	Cayratia saponaria Smooth Grape Lockyer Valley, January 2010 Photos: courtesy of Martin Bennett
Cissus antarctica Kangaroo Vine Wyee, December 2007	Cissus hypoglauca Water Vine Wyee, December 2007	Clematicissus opaca Pepper Vine Photos courtesy of Scott Gavins Fraser Coast, Qld	Cyphostemma juttae Namibian Grape Wyee, February 2007

Parthenocissus tricuspidata Boston Ivy Sydney, October 2006

Vitis vinifera Grapes Sydney, August 2006

Some caterpillars of Australian Lepidoptera which have been reported as using species in VITACEAE for their foodplant are:

Vanessa cardui	Agarista agricola	Cruria donowani	Phalaenoides glycinae	Coenotoca subaspersa	Phalaenoides tristifica
Orvasca aliena	Euproctis melanosoma	Agrotis ipsilon	Oxyptilus cinctipedalis	Deuterocopus socotranus	Deuterocopus tengstroemi
Crombrugghia wahlbergi	Pseudosesia oberthuri	Acosmeryx anceus	Acosmeryx cinnamomea	Acosmeryx miskini	Gnathothlibus eras
Hippotion celerio	Hippotion scrofa	Hyles livornicoides	Theretra celata	Theretra indistincta	Theretra inornata
Theretra latreillii	Theretra oldelandiae	Theretra silhetensis	Theretra turneri	Epiphyas postvittana	Isotenes miserana
Acropolitis rudisana	Maroga melanostigma	Thyrassia inconcinna	Pseudoamuria uptoni	Cadra figulilella	Ephestia elutella

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Australian butterflies

Australian Lepidoptera

Australian moths

(updated 1 June 2013, 10 January 2024)