Lone Scribbly gum

This lonely Scribbly Gum (E. rossii) is the only one we can find on Flea Bog Flat. These smooth barked gum trees have distinctive wrinkles where the branches meet the trunk, as well as 'scribbles' on the bark. These scribbles are made by larvae of the Scribbly Gum moth - the female moth lays eggs between layers of old and new bark and the scribbles are the feeding trails of the larvae as they burrow their way out.