Plant community No. 16
This ‘low woodland’ is dominated by Oyster Bay Pine (Callitris rhomboidea). It is found on yellow-brown to yellow-grey, rocky, skeletal soils with shale content, at Onkaparinga Gorge.
Caterpillar food plants in this community
Ground layer
- Native Lilac (Hardenbergia violacea)
Grasses
- Kangaroo Grass (Themeda triandra)
Sedges
- Soft Tussock Mat-Rush (Lomandra densiflora)
Shrubs
- Pale Fanflower (Scaevola albida)
- Rock Wattle (Acacia rupicola)
Trees and Mistletoes
- Native Cherry (Exocarpos cupressiformis)
See also
Butterfly nectar plants of the Adelaide region
Plants information
Butterflies of this plant community
Common Brown
Heteronympha merope
A very common butterfly found in most areas retaining some native vegetation that includes grasses.
Common Grass-blue
Zizena labradus
Often very common, seen flitting low in open grassy areas. Caterpillars feed on herbaceous pea plants and have adapted to clover.
Marbled Xenica
Geitoneura klugii
This butterfly flies in spring and summer, found in most areas retaining some native vegetation that includes grasses.
Meadow Argus
Junonia villida calybe
A common butterfly found in meadows, open reserves or vacant blocks. Caterpillars eat native and introduced herbaceous plants and weeds.
Phigalia Skipper
Trapezites phigalia
Found only in the Adelaide Hills along ridge tops. Caterpillars eat the mat-rush Lomandra spp.
Southern Grass-dart
Oxybadistes walkeri
Reasonably common; especially the eastern side of the city, its caterpillars feed on native and introduced grasses.
Two-spotted Line-blue
Nacaduba biocellata biocellata
Common in fringe urban areas on the plains; rare in the hills. Has a very small caterpillar that eats Acacia (wattle) buds.
Wood White
Delias aganippe
This is a rare butterfly in the Adelaide area, the caterpillars feed on mistletoe (only Amyema spp.) and quandong.
