Butterfly & Moth Larval Food Plants

Mallow Family

Malvaceae

Antoine Laurent de Jussieu, 1789
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  • Abelmoschus esculentus - Okra
    • Egyptian Bollworm
    • Scarce Bordered Straw
    • White-shouldered House Moth
  • Abutilon hirtum - Florida Keys Indian Mallow
    • Egyptian Bollworm
  • Alcea rosea - Hollyhock
    • Egyptian Bollworm
    • European Corn-borer
    • Golden Twin-spot
    • Ni Moth
    • Scarce Bordered Straw
    • Small Mottled Willow
      • Mallow Skipper
  • Althaea hirsuta - Rough Marsh Mallow
    • Safflower Skipper
  • Althea officinalis - Marsh Mallow
    • False Mallow Skipper
    • Mallow Skipper
    • Pale Shoulder
    • Safflower Skipper
  • Azanza garckeana - Snot apple
    • Egyptian Bollworm
  • Durio zibethinus - Durian
    • Scarce Bordered Straw
  • Gossypium arboreum - Levant Cotton,Tree Cotton
    • Monarch
  • Gossypium barbadense - Extra long Staple Cotton
    • Egyptian Bollworm
    • Ni Moth
    • Scarce Bordered Straw
  • Gossypium herbaceum - Levant Cotton
    • Egyptian Bollworm
    • Ni Moth
    • Small Mottled Willow
  • Gossypium hirsutum - Upland Cotton
    • Small Mottled Willow
  • Grewia trichocarpa - No Common Name
    • Egyptian Bollworm
  • Hibiscus acetosella - False Roselle, African rosemallow, Cranberry Hibiscus
    • Egyptian Bollworm
  • Hibiscus aethiopicus - Dwarf Yellow Hibiscus
    • Egyptian Bollworm
  • Hibiscus calyphyllus - Lemon Yellow Rosemallow
    • Egyptian Bollworm
  • Hibiscus cannabinus - Kenaf,Brown Indian Hemp
    • Egyptian Bollworm
    • Scarce Bordered Straw
    • Small Mottled Willow
  • Hibiscus lunariifolius - No Common Name
    • Egyptian Bollworm
  • Hibiscus mutabilis - Cotton Rose, Dixie Rosemallow
    • Scarce Bordered Straw
  • Hibiscus panduriformis - Yellow Hibiscus
    • Egyptian Bollworm
  • Hibiscus praeteritus - No Common Name
    • Egyptian Bollworm
  • Hibiscus rosa-sinensis - Chinese Hibiscus
    • Egyptian Bollworm
      • Mallow Skipper
  • Hibiscus sabdariffa - Roselle
    • Dark mottled Willow
    • Egyptian Bollworm
    • Turnip Moth
  • Hibiscus schizopetalus - Japanese Hibiscus
    • Egyptian Bollworm
  • Hibiscus syriacus - Rose of Sharon
    • Celypha lacunana
  • Hibiscus vitifolius - Grape-leaved Mallow
    • Egyptian Bollworm
  • Kydia calycina - Kydia
    • Golden twin-spot
  • Lavertera thuringiaca - Lavertera
    • Mallow Skipper
  • Malva moschata - Musk Mallow
    • Mallow Skipper
  • Malva neglecta - Dwarf Mallow
    • Mallow Skipper
    • Pale Shoulder
  • Malva parviflora - Cheeseweed
    • Painted Lady
  • Malva pusilla - Small Mallow
    • Pale Shoulder
    • Small Mottled Willow
      • Mallow Skipper
  • Malva sylvestris - Common Mallow Theobroma cacao - Cacoa Tree
    • ​European Corn-borer
    • Pale Shoulder
      • False Mallow Skipper
      • Mallow Skipper
      • Painted Lady
      • Safflower Skipper
    • Golden Twin-spot
    • Scarce Bordered Straw
    • White-shouldered House Moth
  • Pavonia burchelli - Indola Empofu
    • ​​Egyptian Bollworm
  • Urena lobata - Caesar Weed
    • ​​Egyptian Bollworm