Herbivore Report With Reasons


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 27/07/2024 8:58:40 AM
Grouped alphabetically

Herbivore species: Agrotis innominata Hudson, 1898, Noctuidae, Lepidoptera (Moth or Butterfly)
noctuid moth; caterpillars live in sand dunes; feed on marram grass and Calystegia soldanella Biostatus: endemic

Plant species and reliability score: 0-10. 10 indicating excellent evidence for the association_

10 Acaena novae-zelandiae Kirk, Rosaceae (Rose family), Rosales, Magnoliopsida, Spermatophyta
Biostatus: Non-endemic, Wild, New Zealand
Reasons for score: caterpillars feeding on host plant (Patrick & Green 1991) Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on unknown

10 Ammophila arenaria (L.) Link, Gramineae (Grass family), Poales, Magnoliopsida, Spermatophyta
Biostatus: Exotic, Wild, New Zealand
Reasons for score: caterpillars associated with host plants exhibiting typical feeding damage (Patrick & Green 1991), found at several sites with host plant Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on unknown

10 Calystegia soldanella (L.) R.Br., Convolvulaceae (Bindweed family), Solanales, Magnoliopsida, Spermatophyta
Biostatus: Non-endemic, Wild, New Zealand, Allan, H. H. 1961: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. I. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones.Wellington, N.Z, P.D. Has
Reasons for score: caterpillars feeding on host plant (Patrick & Green 1991), found at several sites with host plant Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on unknown