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 11/05/2024 5:59:50 AM
Grouped alphabetically
Plant species: Parsonsia heterophylla A. Cunningham, Apocynaceae (Periwinkle family), Gentianales, Magnoliopsida, Spermatophyta
anthers don’t extend past corrolla Biostatus: Endemic, Wild, New Zealand
Herbivore species and reliability score: 0-10. 10 indicating excellent evidence for the association_
10 'Acrocercops' aethalota (Meyrick, 1880) (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) - Moth or Butterfly
moth; caterpillars make mines in leaves of Parsonsia species. Biostatus: endemic
5 Agastegnus simultans (Sharp, 1878) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) - Beetle
weevil; possible borer in dead wood. Biostatus: endemic
10 Aphis spiraecola Patch, 1914 (Hemiptera: Aphididae) - Sucking bug
aphid; sucking insect, very polyphagous. Biostatus: adventive
9 Apoctena flavescens (Butler, 1877) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) - Moth or Butterfly
moth; caterpillars web leaves together and feed on them. Biostatus: endemic
10 Arocatus rusticus (Stal, 1867) (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae) - Sucking bug
lygaeid sucking bug; from Australia, associated with milkweed and other plants in the same family including Parsonsia species. Biostatus: adventive
10 Aspidiotus nerii Bouche, 1833 (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) - Sucking bug
scale insect; female scale cover circular, exuvia central or to one side, cover translucent, pale yellow body showing through, cover can be beige-brown on some plants; male cover oval with pale exuvia towards one end; on leaves, trunk, branches and fruit. Biostatus: adventive
9 Bombus (Bombus) terrestris (Linnaeus, 1758) supsp. audax Harris, 1776 (Hymenoptera: Apidae) - Wasp
bumble bee; queen makes nest underground; nests have cells with pollen and nectar; workers, males and females (queens) are produced. Biostatus: adventive
8 Cacephatus huttoni (Sharp, 1876) (Coleoptera: Anthribidae) - Beetle
beetle; larvae tunnel in dead and rotten wood; adult guts contained fragments of fungal fruiting bodies, spores and mycelium. Biostatus: endemic
10 Crisius variegatus Broun, 1880 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) - Beetle
weevil; lives in live and dead wood. Biostatus: endemic
9 Ctenopseustis obliquana (Walker, 1863) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) - Moth or Butterfly
moth; caterpillars web together and feed on leaves. Biostatus: endemic
8 Didymus erroneus (Pascoe, 1876 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) - Beetle
weevil; larvae live in small dead branches. Biostatus: endemic
10 Eriococcus parsonsiae Henderson, 2006 (Hemiptera: Eriococcidae) - Sucking bug
felted scale insect; first stage induces pits on leaves of Parsonsia species, second stage female and male nymphs live in shallow pits on swollen stems; metamorphosing male and adult female scale when living on leaves are covered by a white fluffy sac. Biostatus: endemic
10 Eriophyes parsonsiae Manson, 1984 (Acari: Eriophyidae) - Mite
gall mite; feeding induces erineum on underside of leaves of Parsonsia species. Biostatus: endemic
9 Hemideina femorata Hutton, 1898 (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae) - Weta, Grasshopper
weta; feeds on plants and animals. Biostatus: endemic
9 Hemideina ricta Hutton, 1898 (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae) - Weta, Grasshopper
weta; feeds on plants and animals. Biostatus: endemic
10 Hybolasius viridescens Bates, 1874 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) - Beetle
longhorn beetle; tunnels in branches of shrubs & trees. Biostatus: endemic
10 Hypocryphalus longipennis (Browne, 1970) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) - Beetle
bark beetle; assocaited with Parsonsia heterophylla. Biostatus: endemic
10 Lycaena feredayi (Bates, 1867) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) - Moth or Butterfly
butterfly; green caterpillars feed on leaves of Muelenbeckia australis and M. complexa. Biostatus: endemic
7 Microcryptorhynchus (Notocalles) leviculus (Broun, 1881) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) - Beetle
weevil; lives under dead bark of branches and trunks of trees and shrubs. Biostatus: endemic
8 Microcryptorhynchus (Microcryptorhynchus) sp. 2. (Kuschel 1990) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) - Beetle
weevil. Biostatus: endemic
10 Nodulosoma angustum (Broun, 1880) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) - Beetle
longhorn beetle; larvae reared from dead wood. Biostatus: endemic
8 Omoeacalles crisioides (Broun, 1880) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) - Beetle
weevil; lives in dead wood and bark. Biostatus: endemic
10 Pachyops dubius (Wollaston, 1873) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) - Beetle
weevil; larvae tunnels between vascular bundles in dead vines of woody climbing plants. Biostatus: endemic
6 Pactola demissa Pasco, 1876 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) - Beetle
weevil; larvae tunnels under bark in dead branches of trees and climbers. Biostatus: endemic
10 Paradoxaphis plagianthi Eastop, 2001 (Hemiptera: Aphididae) - Sucking bug
aphid; body oval brown with green median dorsal strip on abdomen; sucking insect on leaves and twigs near new growths and on older leaves of Plagianthus regius. Biostatus: endemic
9 Phymatus hetaera (Sharp, 1876) (Coleoptera: Anthribidae) - Beetle
beetle; larvae tunnel in stems, dead bark & dead wood; adult guts contained fragments of plant epidermal tissue, bark and fungal fructifications, and fungal spores. Biostatus: endemic
8 Pleosporius bullatus (Sharp, 1876) (Coleoptera: Anthribidae) - Beetle
beetle; larvae tunnel in small dead branches, larvae may also feed in fungal fruiting bodies and under fruiting bodies of fungus Rosellinia (Ascomycetes); adult guts contain fungal spores of ascomycete families Pleosporaceae and Euantennariariaceae. Biostatus: endemic
7 Psilocnaeia linearis Bates, 1874 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) - Beetle
longhorn beetle; adults attracted to cut stems of Parsonsia heterophylla. Biostatus: endemic
10 Psilocnaeia nana (Bates, 1874) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) - Beetle
longhorn beetle; larvae tunnel in woody or pithy stems, or very dry fruit (e.g. Lagunaria). Biostatus: endemic
10 Scolypopa australis (Walker, 1851) (Hemiptera: Ricaniidae) - Sucking bug
sucking insect; distinctive adults with black & clear wings, nymphs with raised fluffy tail, adults and nymphs feed on native and introduced plants; eggs are laid in soft woody tissues of some plants such as tendrils. Biostatus: adventive
10 Siphanta acuta (Walker, 1851) (Hemiptera: Flatidae) - Sucking bug
green-winged plant hopper; nymphs have a waxy tail, adults with bright green wings; feeds on leaves and young stems of trees, shrubs and some herbs. Biostatus: adventive
10 Somatidia antarctica (White, 1846) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) - Beetle
longhorn beetle; larvae tunnel in bark of rimu, kahikatea and other trees, and possibly dead wood of other trees. Biostatus: endemic
10 Stigmella kaimanua Donner & Wilkinson, 1989 (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae) - Moth or Butterfly
moth; caterpillars make mines in leaves of Parsonsia heterophylla. Biostatus: endemic
5 Synacalles cingulatus (Broun, 1883) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) - Beetle
weevil; lives in bark. Biostatus: endemic
6 Synacalles hystriculus (Pascoe, 1876) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) - Beetle
weevil; lives in dead vines. Biostatus: endemic
7 Tychanus vexatus (Pascoe, 1876) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) - Beetle
weevil; lives in dead wood of vines and trees. Biostatus: endemic
10 Xylotoles griseus (Fabricius, 1775) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) - Beetle
longhorn beetle; larvae tunnel in woody and hebaceous plants. Biostatus: endemic
7 Xylotoles humeratus Bates, 1874 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) - Beetle
longhorn beetle; adults on and tunneling into recently cut Parsonsia heterophylla. Biostatus: endemic
10 Xylotoles laetus White, 1846 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) - Beetle
longhorn beelte; adults found on trunks and thicker branches of dead trees and shrubs. Biostatus: endemic
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