Bunya family

ARAUCARIACEAE in Australia
PINOPHYTINA

Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com ) & Christine Ashe

link to Flowers in Australia

Agathis lanceolata Koghis Kauri Sydney, August 2006

Araucaria bidwillii Bunya Pine Bundaberg, September 2006

Araucaria cunninghamii Hoop Pine Magnetic Island, November 2009 Photos: courtesy of Donald Simpson

Araucaria heterophylla Norfolk Island Pine Magnetic Island, August 2009 Photos: courtesy of Donald Simpson

Wollemia nobilis Wollemi Pine 2005: Australia Post

Some caterpillars of Australian Moths have been found feeding on species in ARAUCARIACEAE as their foodplant, for example:

Achaea janata

Mocis trifasciata

Hieromantis ephodophora

Goboea copiosana

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Australian butterflies

Plant Classes

Australian moths

(updated 6 February 2012)