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 7/05/2024 4:26:57 AM
Grouped alphabetically
Plant species: Ackama rosifolia A.Cunn., Cunoniaceae (Cunonia family), Oxalidales, Magnoliopsida, Spermatophyta
Biostatus: Endemic, Wild, New Zealand
Herbivore species and reliability score: 0-10. 10 indicating excellent evidence for the association_
7 Aphenochiton sp. (Hemiptera: Coccidae) - Sucking bug
scale insect; oval, usually thin, with wax plates. Biostatus: endemic
10 Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis (Bouche, 1833) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) - Thrips
thrips; adults and larvae feed on old leaves of shrubs and trees, causing leaf silvering and speckling; pupae present on leaves. Biostatus: adventive
8 Liothula omnivora Fereday, 1878 (Lepidoptera: Psychidae) - Moth or Butterfly
case moth; caterpillar feeds on leaves of shrubs and trees. Biostatus: endemic
10 Symeria pyriformis (Maskell, 1879) (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) - Sucking bug
scale insect; female scale cover, pear-shaped, light to dark brown, body and eggs pale, can be pinkish; on rimu 1st instar nymphs produce fluffy white wax; on trees and shrubs, often causes chlorotic spots on leaves; was called Eulepidosaphes pyriformis. Biostatus: endemic
10 Tolypecoccus latebrosus Hoy, 1962 (Hemiptera: Eriococcidae) - Sucking bug
felted scale insect; lives on bark of trunk and larger stems of Hoheria and Ackama; female sac a loose mass of soft white waxen threads, causes much sooty mould. Biostatus: endemic
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