Herbivores associated with a host plant - Information from Plant-SyNZ (http://plant-synz.landcareresearch.co.nz/index.asp)
All except overseas herbivore species selected. Report created on 4/05/2024 1:41:36 AM
Grouped alphabetically
Plant species: Aciphylla squarrosa J.R.Forst. & G.Forst., Umbelliferae (Carrot family), Apiales, Magnoliopsida, Spermatophyta
Biostatus: Endemic, Wild, New Zealand
Herbivore species and reliability score: 0-10. 10 indicating excellent evidence for the association_
10 Apis mellifera (Linneaus, 1758) (Hymenoptera: Apidae) - Wasp
Honey bee; nests above ground in large holes in trees or artifical hives; adults collect and feed on pollen and nectar. Biostatus: adventive
10 Brachycaudus helichrysi (Kaltenbach, 1843) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) - Sucking bug
aphid; sucking insect; primary host Prunus species, secondary hosts varied. Biostatus: adventive
7 Dasytes sp. (Coleoptera: Melyridae) - Beetle
beetle; adults feed on flowers. Biostatus: endemic
10 Dysaphis foeniculus (Theobald, 1923) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) - Sucking bug
aphid; sucking insect, lives on plants in the carrot family Apeaceae (= Umbelliferae). Biostatus: adventive
7 Eugnomus sp. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) - Beetle
weevil. Biostatus: endemic
9 Graphania nullifera (Walker, 1857) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) - Moth or Butterfly
moth; caterpillars tunnel into and feed on rosette centre of Aciphylla species. Biostatus: endemic
8 Lyperobius huttoni Pascoe, 1876 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) - Beetle
weevil; adults feed on leaves of Aciphylla species; larvae feed on roots. Biostatus: endemic
10 Melangyna novaezelandiae (Macquart, 1855) (Diptera: Syrphidae) - Fly
hoverfly; adults feed on pollen, larvae are predators of aphids and other small insects. Biostatus: endemic
10 Mesocyphon marmoratus Sharp, 1878 (Coleoptera: Scirtidae) - Beetle
beetle; adults feed in flowers. Biostatus: endemic
10 Neactina opposita (Walker, 1854) (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) - Fly
fly; adults feed in flowers. Biostatus: endemic
10 Smynthurodes betae Westwood, 1849 (Hemiptera: Aphididae) - Sucking bug
aphid; sucking insect, lives on roots. Biostatus: adventive
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