Larval food plants of Australian Larentiinae (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) - a review of available data.
BACKGROUND
In Australia, the subfamily Larentiinae (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) comprises over 45 genera with about 270 species described so far. However, life histories of the Australian larentiine moths have barely been studied.


CONCLUSIONS
The current paper presents a list of larval food plants of 51 Australian larentiine species based on literature references, data from specimen labels and own observations. Some Australian habitats are shown. Possible relationships among the taxa based on food preference of the larvae are discussed. Additionally, a list of Australasian larentiine species from the genera occurring in Australia and their food plants is presented.
Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Munich, Germany.
Olga
O
Schmidt
Australasia; Australia; checklist; geometrid moths; host plants; larentiine moths