Insects & spiders on Bursaria spinosa - a research project. field guide

Posted by MichaelBedingfield

"Insects & spiders on Bursaria spinosa" is a research project to find out how many species of insects & spiders use Bursaria spinosa for feeding on. This shrub is ecologically important because it supports a great variety of invertebrate life. Some species may feed on the flowers and others may prey on the insects. Pollinators, predators and parasites are all included. Add your sightings to this collection to inform the research.

Amata (genus) (Handmaiden Moth)

Asura cervicalis (Spotted Lichen Moth)

Asura compsodes (A Lichen moth (Arctiinae, Erebidae)

Clania lewinii & similar Casemoths (Parallel stick Case Moths)

Crossophora semiota (A Concealer moth)

Cydia pomonella (Codling Moth)

Epiphyas postvittana (Light Brown Apple Moth)

MALE

FEMALE

Male underside

Epithymema incomposita (Chezela group)

Eutrichopidia latinus (Yellow-banded Day-moth)

Geometridae (family) IMMATURE (Unidentified IMMATURE Geometer moths)

Glyphipterix chrysoplanetis (A Sedge Moth)

Heliothela (genus) (A Pyraloid moth (Heliotheliinae subf.))

Hestiochora erythrota-tricolor-group

Max Campbell - Brogo

Hestiochora furcata (A zygaenid moth)

Ichneumenoptera chrysophanes (Clearwing Persimmon Borer)

Lepidoscia arctiella (Tower Case Moth)

Nemophora (genus) (A Fairy Moth)

Nemophora sparsella (An Adelid Moth)

Nyctemera amicus (Senecio Moth, Magpie Moth, Cineraria Moth)

Male

Larva

Underside

Philenora elegans (Philenora elegans)

ALA Image

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