Larval foodplant families of the 142 Butterfly species found around Sydney

Don Herbison-Evans (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley

Number of species	FOOD
14	Polyphagus
27	Poaceae
14	Cyperaceae
13	Asparagaceae
10	Mimosaceae
6	Loranthaceae
5	Apocynaceae
5	Caesalpinaceae
5	Capparaceae
5	Fabaceae
3	Lauraceae
2	Acanthaceae
2	Chenopodiaceae
2	Commelinaceae
2	Iridaceae
2	Pittosporaceae
2	Rhamnaceae
2	Rutaceae
2	Urticaceae
1	Annonaceae
1	Araliaceae
1	Arecaceae
1	Aristolochiaceae
1	Monimiaceae
1	Brassicaceae
1	Combretaceae
1	Cycadaceae
1	Epacridaceae
1	Euphorbiaceae
1	Oxalidaceae
1	Passifloraceae
1	Plumbaginaceae
1	Proteaceae
1	Santalaceae
1	Thymelaeaceae
3	Formicidae

Link to
Foodplant Families of Australian Butterflies

Australian butterflies

Flower families

Australian moths

(updated 28 November 2009, 15 January 2014, 12 January 2018, 2 August 2019, 21 May 2020)