Life Plants Magnoliophyta Magnoliophytina Magnoliopsida Mimosaceae

Foodplants for Actinote pellenea calymna, Anadiasa undata, Ancylosis oblitella, Anthene amarah, A. crawshayi, A. definita definita, A. hodsoni?, A. kersteni, A. larydas, A. nigeriae, A. opalina opalina?, A. otacilia?, A. pitmani pitmani, A. talboti, A. wilsoni, Aphnaeus hutchinsonii, Ascalapha odorata, Autoba abrupta, Axiocerses amanga, A. harpax ugandana, A. tjoane, Azanus jesous, A. mirza, A. moriqua, A. natalensis, A. ubaldus, Bifascia nigralbella, Biston suppressaria, Calliteara horsfieldii, Casama innotata, Catochrysops strabo, Catoxophylla cyanauges, Charaxes baumanni selousi, C. ethalion, C. solon, Chilades kedonga, Chlorissa faustinata, Chloroselas mazoensis?, Cigaritis avriko, C. ella, C. homeyeri, C. nyassae, C. somalina?, C. tavetensis, C. victoriae, Crudaria leroma, Cydia platydryas, Deudorix antalus, D. dinochares, D. diocles, D. livia, D. suk, D. vansomereni, Eicochrysops messapus nandiana, Endoxyla encalypti, Episothalma robustraria, Erebus macrops, Ericeia inangulata, Erygia apicalis, Euchrysops cnejus, E. cnejus, Eurema blanda, E. hecabe, E. hecabe, E. hecabe contubernalis, Hemithea marina, Heterostegane subtessellata, H. tritocampsis, H. urbica guichardi, Hypolycaena erylus, Jalmenus daemeli, J. eichhorni, J. evagoras, J. icilius mitchelli, J. ictinus, J. pseudictinus, Juditha molpe, Nacaduba biocellata, Neptis melicerta, Olene inclusa, O. mendosa, Orgyia osseata, O. postica, O. turbata, Orvasca bicolor, O. subnotata, Parasa sundalepida, Pericyma cruegeri, Phyllodes eyndhovii, Polyura athamas, P. pyrrhus, Prosotas dubiosa, P. felderi, P. nora, Protuliocnemis biplagiata, Rapala manea, R. varuna, Rhodogastria amasis, Rothschildia lebeau forbesi, Sahulana scintillata, S. scintillata, Selepa celtis, Spodoptera litura, Streblote acaciae, Surendra vivarna, S. vivarna samina, Syssphinx albolineata?, S. heiligbrodti?, Tortilia flavella, Udara blackburni, Uranothauma delatorum, U. falkensteini

1200x976 (~160Kb) USA: Maturango Museum, 100 E Las Flores Ave, Ridgecrest, Kern Co., CA, 31.7.2005, Photo © Markku Savela

1300x1012 (~261Kb) USA: LepSoc field trip to Patagonia region, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona, 2.8.2005 (with Danaus gilippus thersippus), Photo © Markku Savela

The exact identification of these species is still unknown, but tentatively assumed to belong into this group.

• Acacia constricta Benth. Whitethorn acacia

  Foodplant for Hemileuca tricolor, Rindgea parcata

• Acacia greggii Gray Catclaw acacia

  Foodplant for Hemileuca tricolor, Leptotes marina, Syssphinx hubbardi

• Acacia angustissima (Mill.) Ktze. White ball acacia Fern acacia

  Foodplant for Cogia hippalus, Syssphinx blanchardi, S. raspa

  • var. hirta (Nutt.) Robinson

    • Acacia hirta Nutt.
    • Acacia filicioides Trel.

    • Acacia angustissima var. hirta; [GMBOT], 503
• Acacia farnesiana (L.) Huisache Sweet acacia

  Foodplant for Anarsia acaciae, Ascalenia acaciella, Coelostathma parallelana, Deudorix livia, Erbessa pyraloides, Eurema hecabe hobsoni, Friseria acaciella, Gymnoscelis acidna, Ithome concolorella, Miltochrista calamaria, Psamatodes abydata, P. abydata, Syssphinx blanchardi

• Acacia berlandieri Guajillo
• Acacia crasspedocarpa
• Acacia saligna Creeping wattle
• Acacia schaffneri
• Acacia smallii Desert Sweet Acacia

  Foodplant for Psamatodes abydata, Rindgea nigricomma, R. prolificata

• Acacia stenophylla Eumong
• Acacia stenocarpa

  • Acacia hockii

  Foodplant for Anthene nigeriae, Chloroselas pseudozeritis?, Deudorix antalus, D. dinochares

• Acacia senegal Willd. et al. Tropical Africa. See [maps] Gum Arabic

  Foodplant for Azanus jesous

• Acacia catechu Willd. India? Cutch

  Foodplant for Aphanostola atripalpis, Azanus jesous, Mesophleps geodes, Polyura athamas athamas

• Acacia suma Kurz. Burma? Cutch
• Acacia melanoxylon R. Br. Australia. See [maps] Australian Blackwood

  Foodplant for Pseudalmenus chlorinda, P. chlorinda

• Acacia abyssinica

  Foodplant for Anthene nigeriae, Uranothauma nubifer

• Acacia amythethophylia
• Acacia arabica

  Foodplant for Azanus jesous

• Acacia ataxacantha

  Foodplant for Charaxes ethalion ethalion

• Acacia brevispica

  Foodplant for Charaxes anticlea, C. paphianus, C. pleione

• Acacia caesia

  Foodplant for Polyura athamas athamas, Prosotas nora, P. nora formosana, Surendra quercetorum

• Acacia caffra
  • v. tomentosa
• Acacia concinna
• Acacia cyanophylla

  Foodplant for Anthene definita, Jalmenus inous, J. inous, Polyura pyrrhus sempronius

• Acacia goetzei

  • ?Acacia goetzi

  Foodplant for Charaxes anticlea

• Acacia karroo

  Foodplant for Anthene amarah, A. definita, A. otacilia, A. talboti, Ascalenia acaciella, Azanus moriqua, A. ubaldus, Crudaria leroma, Nacaduba biocellata

• Acacia koa

  Foodplant for Cydia rufipennis, Hyposmocoma auripennis, H. blackburnii, H. chilonella chilonella, H. cryptogamiellus, H. jugifera, H. palmifera, H. semiustus, H. unicolor, H. vicina, Psamatodes abydata, Thyrocopa abusa, Udara blackburni

• Acacia kraussiana

  Foodplant for Anthene larydas, Charaxes zoolina

• Acacia macrothrysa

  Foodplant for Charaxes diversiforma, C. fionae

• Acacia mollissima

  Foodplant for Afromurzinia lutescens lutescens, Eurema hecabe hobsoni

• Acacia natalitia

  Foodplant for Charaxes zoolina

• Acacia pennata

  Foodplant for Polyura athamas athamas, Surendra quercetorum

• Acacia pycnantha Benth. Golden Wattle

  Foodplant for Jalmenus lithochroa

• Acacia raddiana

  Foodplant for Azanus ubaldus, Beralade obliquata, Polymona oberthueri

• Acacia tortilis

  Foodplant for Aphanostola acaciae, Ascalenia acaciella, Casama innotata

• Acacia wrightii

  Foodplant for Syssphinx hubbardi

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Keep in mind that the taxonomic information is copied from various sources, and may include many inaccuracies. Expert help is welcome.