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 16/05/2024 11:31:15 AM
Grouped alphabetically
Plant species: Senecio quadridentatus Labill., Compositae (Daisy family), Asterales, Magnoliopsida, Spermatophyta
Biostatus: Non-endemic, Wild, New Zealand
Herbivore species and reliability score: 0-10. 10 indicating excellent evidence for the association_
8 Chromatomyia syngenesiae Hardy, 1849 (Diptera: Agromyzidae) - Fly
fly; larvae form serpentine mines in leaves of Asteraceae (= Compositae) and other plants, pupates in leaf
Biostatus: adventive
Reasons for score: leaf mines found in host plant (NA Martin in October 2003), specimens in NZAC Scored by: N.A. Martin on unknown
2 Longitarsus jacobaeae (Waterhouse, 1858) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) - Beetle
beetle; adults feed on leaves of Senecio jacobaeae (=Jacobaea vulgaris) (ragwort) and some other Senecio species; larvae feed on roots
Biostatus: adventive
Reasons for score: adults feed on leaves and lay eggs on plant in captivity (Syrett 1985), but relatively little damage and few eggs laid Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on unknown
10 Nyctemera annulata (Boisduval, 1832) (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) - Moth or Butterfly
moth; larvae are covered in black hairs; feed on Senecio species
Biostatus: endemic
Reasons for score: recorded as a host plant (Patrick 1992) Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on unknown
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