PLANT PROTECTION 1 – Pests, Diseases and Weeds

PLANT PROTECTION 1 – Pests, Diseases and Weeds
LIST OF SOME
SPECIES
(contd)
Endangered
butterflies. These
have been given
protection under the
Fauna Conservation Act
Causes severe
irritation
Not known in
Australia
COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME HOST RANGE (caterpillars)
(not exhaustive)
LOOPERS, INCHWORMS (Family Geometridae)
Autumn gum moth Mnesampela privata
Grevillea looper Oenochroma vinaria
Eucalypts
Grevillea
STORED GRAIN MOTHS (several families)
Angoumois grain
moth
Sitotroga cerealella Stored grain (primary pest) –
attacks sound grain
Indian meal moth Plodia interpunctella Stored grain (secondary pest) –
attacks damaged grain
SWALLOWTAILS (Family Papilionidae)
Large citrus butterfly, Princeps aegeus
orchard butterfly
Small citrus butterfly Eleppone anactus
Cairns birdwing
butterfly
Richmond birdwing
butterfly
Ulysses butterfly
Triodes euphorion
T. richmondius
Princeps ulysses joesa
Plants belonging to the Rutacae
family eg citrus, Acronchia,
Halfordia, native limes, also
Choisya, Zieria, wilga
Native Aristolochia tagala
A. deltantha, introduced A. elegans
Native vine (A. praevenosa)
Euodia elleryana, E. bonwickii,
introduced citrus.
TUSSOCK MOTHS (Family Lymantridiidae)
Mistletoe browntail
moth
Euproctis edwardsii Mistletoe (on eucalypts only)
Painted apple moth Teia anartoides Wide range of native plants,
ornamentals, fruit trees,
vegetables, weeds
White cedar moth Leptocneria reducta White cedar
Asian gypsy moth Lymantria dispar
Ornamental plants, deciduous
trees, eucalypts, pine, fruit trees
OTHERS (Many families)
Cabbage moth Plutella xylostella Brassicaceae, flowers,
vegetables, weeds
Cabbage white
butterfly
Pieris rapae
Brassicaceae, flowers,
vegetables, weeds
Emperor gum moth Opodiphthera eucalypti Wide range of native trees, also
citrus, olive, pepper trees.
Potato moth, tobacco
leafminer (Qld)
Phthorimaea operculella Potato, tomato, tobacco, related
weeds, eg thornapple
Processionary Ochrogaster lunifer Acacia pendula
caterpillar, bagshelter
moth
Scribblygum moth
Silkworm
Ogmograptis scribula
Bombyx mori
Scribblygum
Mulberry
Endangered moth Golden sun moth Synemon plana Grasslands
Cause severe
irritation
Whitestemmed gum
moth
Chelepteryx collesi
Eucalypts. Do not handle
caterpillars, pupae, etc
Fig. 49. Flora for Fauna is an initiative of the Nursery
and Garden Industry (NGIA) and is supported by the
Natural Heritage Trust. The program identifies and
promotes a range of
,
plants that are known to attract, feed
e fauna, initially birds and
butterflies, and to a lesser extent frogs, lizards, possums,
fruit bats, etc. A Flora for Fauna plant list is available on
their websites
www.floraforfauna.com/
Flora
For Fauna
Individual native plants will be labeled
with the Flora for Fauna label. Some
will also be labeled:
Plant for Butterflies
.
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