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Genus: Bougainvillea

Life > eukaryotes > Archaeoplastida > Chloroplastida > Charophyta > Streptophytina > Plantae (land plants) > Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants) > Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering plants) >  Eudicotyledons >  Core Eudicots > Order: Caryophyllales >  Family: Nyctaginaceae

Bougainvillea sp.

In garden at Brenton-On-Sea (Western Cape, South Africa).

 

Herbivores on garden plants in southern Africa

Hippotion eson (Common Striped Hawkmoth)

Lepidoptera: Sphingidae (hawkmoths)

Caterpillar eats the leaves.

 
  

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