Rainforest Resilience

As part of a South East Queensland-wide rainforest conservation and threatened species recovery effort, we continue to focus on a very special threatened species called the Southern Pink Underwing moth (Phyllodes imperialis subsp. smithersi).

As part of our Landcare-led Bushfire Recovery Grant, Barung Landcare has been able to establish a Rainforest Resilience project which is supporting landholders to protect and restore rainforest vegetation across the Sunshine Coast Hinterland.  The aim of the project has been to: Expand the Barung Landcare Native Plant Nursery production to be able to propagate

The survival of the Southern Pink Underwing Moth (Phyllodes imperialis subsp. smithersi) is not only dependent on high quality, well established rainforest, its caterpillar is solely dependent on one species of vine for its food – the Carronia vine (Carronia multisepalea).  As part of the recovery plan for this endangered moth species, Natura Pacific has