Mosses:
BRYOPHYTA
in Australia
Flower
Families
Don Herbison-Evans
,
(
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com
)
&
Christine Ashe
Plant
Classes
Bryum
species
Bryum Moss
Upper Beaconsfield, Victoria
Photo: courtesy of
Laura Levens
Campylopus introflexus
Australian Moss
Upper Beaconsfield, Victoria
Photo: courtesy of
Laura Levens
Grimmia
species
Dry Rock Moss
Upper Beaconsfield, Victoria
Photo: courtesy of
Laura Levens
Polytrichum juniperinum
Juniper Hair Cap
Upper Beaconsfield, Victoria
Photo: courtesy of
Laura Levens
Ptychomnion aciculare
Pipe Cleaners
Upper Beaconsfield, Victoria
Photo: courtesy of
Laura Levens
, September 1996
Another Moss
Sydney, August 2006
Mosses are thought to be possible foodplants of the caterpillars of a number of Australian moths, including:
Spodoptera litura
and those in the
families/subfamilies:
PSYCHIDAE
and
LITHOSIINAE
and
SCOPARIINAE
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Australian
butterflies
Australian
Lepidoptera
Australian
moths
(updated 2 May 2010, 27 September 2025)