| (formerly known as Cateristis triradiata) BUCCULATRICIDAE, GRACILLARIOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Matt Campbell,
Morwell National Park, Victoria)
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| (formerly known as Cateristis triradiata) BUCCULATRICIDAE, GRACILLARIOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Matt Campbell,
Morwell National Park, Victoria)
The Caterpillar of this species is thought to feed under the bark of
When the bark peels away in later years, it reveals the zig-zag tracks made by the caterpillar as it fed.
The adult moth is white with some brown markings. The wingspan is about 1 cm.
The species has been found in:
The original species has since been found to be a group of moth species, including :
Further reading :
Julia Cooke & Ted Edwards,
The behaviour of scribbly gum moth larvae Ogmograptis sp.
Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Bucculatricidae) in the Australian Capital Territory,
Australian Journal of Entomology,
Volume 46, Issue 4 (November 2007), pp. 269–275.
M. Horak, M. F. Day, C. Barlow, E. D. Edwards, Y. N. Su and S. L. Cameron,
Systematics and biology of the iconic Australian scribbly gum moths Ogmograptis Meyrick (Lepidoptera : Bucculatricidae) and their unique insect–plant interaction,
Invertebrate Systematics,
Volume 26, Part 4 (2012) pp. 357-398.
A. Jefferis Turner,
Studies in Australian Lepidoptera,
Transactions and Proceedings and Report of the Royal Society of South Australia,
Volume 50 (1926), p. 150.
 caterpillar |  butterflies |  Lepidoptera |  moths |  caterpillar |
(written 6 June 2025)