It is found in sclerophyll forest, associated with such species as Eucalyptus sieberi and Eucalyptus sclerophylla.
Eucalyptus | eucalyptus | Eucalyptus marginata | Eucalyptus globulus | Eucalyptus populnea | Eucalyptus camaldulensis | Eucalyptus regnans | Eucalyptus sieberi | Eucalyptus saligna | Eucalyptus deanei | Eucalyptus sclerophylla | ''Eucalyptus'' sap | Eucalyptus largiflorens | Eucalyptus wandoo | Eucalyptus tereticornis | Eucalyptus rossii | Eucalyptus michaeliana | Eucalyptus grandis | Eucalyptus elata | Eucalyptus drummondii | Eucalyptus diversicolor | Eucalyptus coolabah | Eucalyptus obliqua | Eucalyptus apiculata | Eucalyptus urophylla | Eucalyptus robusta | Eucalyptus risdonii | ''Eucalyptus regnans | Eucalyptus radiata | Eucalyptus paniculata |
Subspecies cunninghamii is associated with the trees scribbly gum species Eucalyptus rossii and E. sclerophylla, rough-barked apple (Angophora floribunda), Callitris species, and mallees such as Eucalyptus multicaulis and narrow-leaved mountain mallee (E. apiculata).