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The Fruit Tree Borer (''Maroga melanostigma'') is a moth of the Oecophoridae family. It is native to Australia. The wingspan is about 40 mm. The adults have satin white fore wings, with a black dot near the centre of the wing. The hind wings are grey. The body is black with yellow bands and a yellow tip. The upper part of the legs has orange hairs. The moths confront threats by lying down on their back or side, extending the wings upwards and curling the abdomen to display the yellow tip. The larvae feed on a wide range of trees, including ''Acacia'' species, especially ''Acacia mearnsii''. The species is considered a pest on ''Ulmus × hollandica 'Wredei''', ''Platanus orientalis'', various Maple species and Rosaceae species such as ''Malus pumila'', ''Prunus armeniaca'', ''Prunus avium'', ''Prunus persica'' and ''Rubus idaeus''. Other recorded foodplants include ''Cassia'' species, ''Wisteria sinensis'', ''Carya illinoensis'', ''Ficus carica'', ''Citrus'' species, ''Lantana camara'' and ''Vitis vinifera''. ==Gallery== image:Maroga melanostigma female dorsal.jpg|Female, dorsal view image:Maroga melanostigma female ventral.jpg|Female, ventral view image:Maroga melanostigma male ventral.jpg|Male, ventral view image:Maroga melanostigma male and female.jpg|Male and female image:Maroga_melanostigma2.jpg|Threatened moths lie down on their back or side 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Maroga melanostigma」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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