Host taxa for Polyommatini
Plant Hosts
ANGIOSPERMAE
ACANTHACEAE
- Hygrophila angustifolia R.Br.
- Ruellia tuberosa L.
BORAGINACEAE
- Ehretia acuminata R.Br.
CAESALPINIACEAE
- Caesalpinia bonduc (L.) — Grey-nicker
CHENOPODIACEAE
- Atriplex australasica Moq.
- Atriplex eichleri Aellen
- Atriplex elachophylla F.Muell.
- Atriplex holocarpa F.Muell.
- Atriplex leptocarpa F.Muell.
- Atriplex limbata Benth.
- Atriplex lindleyi Moq.
- Atriplex muelleri Benth.
- Atriplex nummularia Lindl.
- Atriplex obconica Paul G.Wilson
- Atriplex paludosa R.Br.
- Atriplex pseudocampanulata Aellen
- Atriplex pumilio R.Br.
- Atriplex quinii F.Muell.
- Atriplex rhagodioides F.Muell.
- Atriplex semibaccata R.Br.
- Atriplex spongiosa F.Muell.
- Atriplex suberecta I.Verd.
- Atriplex velutinella F.Muell.
- Atriplex vesicaria Benth.
- Chenopodium album L. — Fat Hen, White Goosefoot
- Chenopodium nitrariaceum (F.Muell.) — Nitre Goosefoot
- Einadia hastata (R.Br.) — Berry Saltbush
- Einadia nutans (R.Br.) — Climbing Saltbush
- Halosarcia indica (Willd.) — Samphire
- Rhagodia candolleana Moq.
- Rhagodia crassifolia R.Br.
- Rhagodia eremaea Paul G.Wilson
- Rhagodia parabolica R.Br.
- Rhagodia preissii Moq.
- Rhagodia spinescens R.Br.
- Sarcocornia quinqueflora (Bunge ex Ung.-Sternb.) — Beaded Samphire
- Suaeda australis (R.Br.) — Seablite
- Tecticornia australasica (Moq.)
CONNARACEAE
- Connarus conchocarpus F.Muell.
- Rourea brachyandrya F.Muell.
EPACRIDACEAE
- Epacris breviflora Stapf
- Epacris paludosa R.Br.
- Epacris petrophila Hook.f.
- Monotoca oreophila D.Albrecht
ERICACEAE
- Monotoca elliptica (Sm.) — Tree Broom-heath
EUPHORBIACEAE
- Adriana quadripartita (Labill.) — Common Bitter Bush
- Adriana tomentosa Gaudich.
- Macaranga inamoena Benth.
- Mallotus paniculatus (Lam.) — Turn-in-the-wind
- Mallotus philippensis (Lam.) — Kamala
FABACEAE
- Acacia acradenia F.Muell. — Silky Wattle
- Acacia alexandri Maslin
- Acacia anceps DC.
- Acacia aneura Benth. — Mulga
- Acacia auriculiformis Benth. — Northern Black Wattle
- Acacia betchei Maiden & Blakely — Red-tip Wattle
- Acacia bidwillii Benth. — Dogwood
- Acacia brachybotrya Benth. — Grey Wattle
- Acacia calamifolia Sweet ex Lindl. — Reed-leaf Wattle
- Acacia conferta Benth. — Crowded-leaf Wattle
- Acacia coriacea DC. — Dogwood
- Acacia crassicarpa Benth. — Northern Wattle
- Acacia cyclops A.Cunn. ex G.Don — Western Coastal Wattle
- Acacia deanei (R.T.Baker) — Deane's Wattle
- Acacia decurrens Willd. — Black Wattle
- Acacia erinacea Benth.
- Acacia flavescens A.Cunn. ex Benth. — Red Wattle
- Acacia floribunda (Vent.) — White Sally
- Acacia granitica Maiden
- Acacia halliana Maslin
- Acacia harpophylla F.Muell. ex Benth. — Brigalow
- Acacia hemignosta F.Muell. — Club-leaf Wattle
- Acacia holosericea G.Don — Candelabra Wattle
- Acacia implexa Benth. — Hickory Wattle
- Acacia irrorata Sieber ex Spreng. — Green Wattle
- Acacia karroo Hayne
- Acacia leiocalyx (Domin) — Early Flowering Black Wattle
- Acacia ligulata A.Cunn. ex Benth. — Umbrella Bush
- Acacia maidenii F.Muell. — Maiden's Wattle
- Acacia mangium Willd. — Mangium
- Acacia mearnsii De Wild. — Black Wattle
- Acacia nematophylla F.Muell. ex Benth.
- Acacia neriifolia Benth. — Silver Wattle
- Acacia oswaldii F.Muell. — Miljee
- Acacia papyrocarpa Benth. — Western Myall
- Acacia penninervis DC. — Mountain Hickory
- Acacia podalyriifolia G.Don — Queensland Silver Wattle
- Acacia polystachya Benth.
- Acacia pycnantha Benth. — Golden Wattle
- Acacia quornensis J.Black — Quorn Wattle
- Acacia retinodes Schldl. — Wirilda
- Acacia rigens G.Don. — Needle Wattle
- Acacia salicina Lindley — Cooba
- Acacia saligna (Labill.) — Golden Wreath Wattle
- Acacia sclerophylla Lindley — Hard-leaf Wattle
- Acacia sophorae (Labill.) — Coastal Wattle
- Acacia stenophylla Benth. — Dalby Myall
- Acacia tetragonophylla F.Muell. — Dead Finish
- Acacia victoriae Benth. — Prickly Wattle
- Aotus ericoides (Vent.) — Common Aotus
- Bossiaea carinalis Benth.
- Bossiaea rhombifolia DC.
- Cajanus acutifolius (F.Muell. ex Benth.)
- Cajanus cajan (L.) — Pigeon Pea
- Cajanus pubescens (Ewart & Morrison)
- Cajanus reticulatus (Aiton)
- Canavalia rosea (Sw.) — Coastal Jack Bean
- Cathormion umbellatum (Vahl)
- Crotalaria alata D.Don
- Crotalaria cunninghamii R.Br.
- Crotalaria eremaea F.Muell.
- Crotalaria goreensis Guillemin & Perrottet
- Crotalaria mitchellii Benth.
- Crotalaria mucronata Desv.
- Crotalaria novaehollandiae DC.
- Crotalaria pallida Aiton
- Cullen microcephalum (Rchb. ex Kunze) — Dusky Scurf-pea
- Cullen patens (Lindl.) — Spreading Scurf-pea
- Cullen tenax (Lindl.) — Emu Grass
- Cytisus proliferus L.f.
- Dalbergia sissoo Roxb.
- Daviesia angulata Benth.
- Daviesia brevifolia Lindley
- Daviesia divaricata Benth.
- Daviesia mimosoides R.Br.
- Dendrolobium umbellatum (L.) — Horse Bush
- Derris sp.
- Desmodium heterocarpon (L.)
- Desmodium spp.
- Dillwynia sp.
- Dipogon lignosus (L.) — Dolichos Pea
- Dolichos sp.
- Eutaxia microphylla (R.Br.) — Common Eutaxia
- Flemingia lineata (L.)
- Glycine max (L.) — Soybean
- Glycine wightii (Wight & Arn.)
- Gompholobium ecostatum Kuchel
- Hardenbergia violacea (Schneev.) — False Sarsaparilla
- Indigofera australis Willd.
- Indigofera colutea (Burm.f.) — Sticky Indigo
- Indigofera hirsuta L.
- Indigofera pratensis F.Muell.
- Jacksonia sternbergiana Benth.
- Kennedia prostrata R.Br.
- Lathyrus odoratus L.
- Lotus australis Andrews
- Lupinus sp.
- Macroptilium atropurpureum (DC.) — Siratro
- Macroptilium lathyroides (L.) — Phasey Bean
- Medicago sp.
- Phaseolus vulgaris L.
- Pisum sativum L.
- Pongamia pinnata (L.) — Pongamia Tree
- Pultenaea acerosa Benth.
- Pultenaea largiflorens Benth.
- Pultenaea rigida Benth.
- Pultenaea tenuifolia Sims
- Sesbania cannabina (Retz.) — Sesbania Pea
- Sesbania javanica Miq.
- Sesbania sp.
- Swainsona formosa (G.Don) — Sturt's Desert Pea
- Swainsona galegifolia (Andrews) — Smooth Darling Pea
- Swainsona greyana Lindley
- Swainsona sp.
- Swainsona stipularis F.Muell.
- Templetonia retusa (Vent.) — Bullock Bush
- Trifolium spp.
- Trigonella spp.
- Vicia faba L.
- Vicia sativa L.
- Vigna luteola (Jacq.) — Dalrymple Vigna
- Vigna unguiculata (L.) — Cow Pea
- Vigna vexillata (L.) — Wild Cow Pea
- Virgilia oroboides (Bergius)
- Wisteria chinensis Siebold
LORANTHACEAE
- Amyema cambagei (Blakely) — Needle-leaf Mistletoe
- Dendrophthoe vitellina (F.Muell.)
MIMOSACEAE
- Albizia lebbeck (Willd.)
- Archidendron grandiflorum I.Nielsen
- Entada phaseoloides (L.) — Matchbox Bean
- Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) — Lead Tree
- Paraserianthes lophantha (Willd.) — Cape Wattle
MOLLUGINACEAE
- Glinus lotoides L.
- Glinus oppositifolia (L.) — Slender Carpet-weed
MYRSINACEAE
- Aegiceras corniculatum (L.) — River Mangrove
- Maesa dependens F.Muell.
- Maesa haplobotrys F.Muell.
- Rapanea variabilis (R.Br.) — Muttonwood
MYRTACEAE
- Corymbia polycarpa (F.Muell.) — Long-Fruited Bloodwood
- Eucalyptus drepanophylla F.Muell. ex Benth., 1867 — Grey Ironbark
- Eucalyptus sp. — Gum Tree
- Eucalyptus torelliana F.Muell.
- Syzygium oleosum F.Muell. — Blue Lilly Pilly
- Syzygium puberulum Merr. & Perry
PLUMBAGINACEAE
- Plumbago auriculata Blume
- Plumbago zeylanica L.
PRIMULACEAE
- Embelia curvinervia S.T.Reynolds
PROTEACEAE
- Macadamia integrifolia Maiden & Betche
- Macadamia tetraphylla L.A.S.Johnson
SAPINDACEAE
- Alectryon coriaceus (Benth.) — Beach Alectryon
- Allophylus cobbe (L.)
- Arytera divaricata F.Muell.
- Arytera pauciflora S.Reyn.
- Atalaya hemiglauca (F.Muell.) — Whitewood
- Atalaya salicifolia (A.DC.) — Brush Whitewood
- Atalaya variifolia (F.Muell.) — Wingleaf Whitewood
- Cupaniopsis anacardioides (A.Rich.) — Beach Tamarind
- Harpullia pendula F.Muell.
- Heterodendrum diversifolium F.Muell. — Scrub Boonaree
- Litchi chinensis Sonner.
- Sarcopteryx stipata (F.Muell.) — Corduroy
ULMACEAE
- Aphananthe philippinensis Planchon
- Trema tomentosa (Roxb.) — Nettle Tree
URTICACEAE
- Pipturus argenteus (G.Forst.) — White Nettle
ZYGOPHYLLACEAE
- Tribulus cistoides L.
- Tribulus terrestris L.
GYMNOSPERMAE
CYCADACEAE
- Ceratozamia robusta Miq.
- Cycas circulus L.
- Cycas media R.Br.
- Cycas megacarpa K.D.Hill
- Cycas ophiolitica K.D.Hill
ZAMIACEAE
- Macrozamia communis L.A.S.Johnson
- Macrozamia pauli-guilielmi W.Hill & F.Muell.
- Macrozamia spiralis (Salisb.) — Native Pineapple
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