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 19/05/2024 7:34:57 AM
Grouped alphabetically

Herbivore species: Pyrgotis plinthoglypta Meyrick, 1892, Tortricidae, Lepidoptera (Moth or Butterfly)
moth; caterpillars web together and feed on foliage, the pendant new growth of Dacrydium cupressinum Biostatus: endemic

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

10 Dacrydium cupressinum Sol. ex G.Forst., Podocarpaceae (Podocarp family), Pinales, Pinopsida, Spermatophyta
Biostatus:
Reasons for score: reared from host plant (J Dugdale 2001) Scored by: J.S. Dugdale on unknown