Arachnographa micrastrella (Meyrick, 1883)
(one synonym : Colpoloma fraxinea Turner, 1946)
OECOPHORINAE ,   OECOPHORIDAE

Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley

(updated 15 June 2009)

Arachnographa micrastrella
(Photo: courtesy of Wendy Moore, Melbourne)

These caterpillars feed on:

  • Juniper ( Juniperus species, CUPRESSACEAE ),
  • Monterey Pine ( Pinus radiata, PINACEAE ),
  • Maritime Pine ( Pinus pinaster, PINACEAE ),
  • Slash Pine ( Pinus elliottii, PINACEAE ), and
  • Needlebush ( Hakea sericea, PROTEACEAE ).

    The adult moth of this species has rusty brown forewings each with a white dot in the middle, and a thin gray diagonal stripe across the margin.

    The species has been found in :

  • New South Wales,
  • Queensland,
  • Tasmania, and
  • Victoria.

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