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 30/04/2024 1:42:56 AM
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Herbivore species: Planotortrix avicenniae Dugdale, 1990, Tortricidae, Lepidoptera (Moth or Butterfly)
moth; caterpillars web together and feed on leaves Biostatus: endemic
Plant species and reliability score: 0-10. 10 indicating excellent evidence for the association_
10 Avicennia marina (Forsk.) Vierh. supsp. australasica (Walp.) J.Everett, Acanthaceae (Acanthus family), Lamiales, Magnoliopsida, Spermatophyta
Biostatus: Non-endemic, Wild, New Zealand
Reasons for score: reared from host plant (J Dugdale 2001), specimens in NZAC; present in western ND, AK, BP, may be present on Western coasts. Scored by: J.S. Dugdale on unknown
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