Araujia hortorum, moth plant
Species type: Plant
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Araujia
Species: hortorum
Authority: Fournier
Common names: moth plant
Synonyms: Araujia sericifera?
Notes: 3 December 2025: there is uncertainty whether A. hortorum and A. sericifera are synonyms, separate subspecies or separate species [see Paynter et al. (2025) entry in 'General comments' sections of the introduction entries for agents imported against moth plant.]
Targeted for biocontrol by:
- Freudeita cupripennis (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), moth plant beetle Details
- Puccinia araujiae (Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae), moth plant rust Details
- Anastrepha nigrotaenia (Diptera: Tephritidae) = Anastrepha australis, Toxotrypana australis Details
