Host plants of a herbivore - Information from Plant-SyNZ (http://plant-synz.landcareresearch.co.nz/index.asp)
All except overseas plant species selected. Report created on 28/06/2024 8:58:21 PM
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Herbivore species: Scoparia mollifera Meyrick, 1926, Crambidae, Lepidoptera (Moth or Butterfly)
moth; slender, spotted caterpillars hollow out fronds of Pyrrosia, silk tunnes link mines, with large areas of frass mixed with silk and half mined fronds Biostatus: endemic
Plant species and reliability score: 0-10. 10 indicating excellent evidence for the association_
10 Pyrrosia eleagnifolia (Bory) Hovenkamp, Polypodiaceae (Polypodium fern family), Polypodiales, Polypodiopsida, Pteridophyta
Biostatus: Endemic, Wild, New Zealand
Reasons for score: recorded as a host (Crow 2004, data supplied by Patrick, B & Dugdale, J) Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on unknown
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