Grasstree family
XANTHORRHOEACEAE in Australia
LILIIDAE

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

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Xanthorrhoea macronema Large Grass Tree Sydney, August 2006

Xanthorrhoea media Medium Grass Tree Wyee, May 2007

Xanthorrhoea minor Small Grass Tree Morwell Park, December 2003

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

Meyriccia latro

Cossodes lyonetii

Ptilomacra senex

Moerarchis australasiella

Moerarchis clathrata

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Australian butterflies

Plant Classes

Australian moths

(updated 25 October 2010)