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 17/05/2024 9:04:34 PM
Grouped alphabetically

Herbivore species: Proteodes carnifex (Butler, 1877), Depressariidae, Lepidoptera (Moth or Butterfly)
moth; caterpillars chew leaves, buds and bark of twigs of Nothofagaceae species, especially Fuscospora solandri Biostatus: endemic

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

10 Fuscospora cliffortioides (Hook.f.) Heenan & Smissen, Nothofagaceae (Souther beech family), Fagales, Magnoliopsida, Spermatophyta
Biostatus:
Reasons for score: reared from host plant (Nuttall 1984), plant species name given as Nothofagus solandrii var. cliffortioides Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on 10 Mar 2006

10 Fuscospora fusca (Hook.f.) Heenan & Smissen, Nothofagaceae (Souther beech family), Fagales, Magnoliopsida, Spermatophyta
Biostatus:
Reasons for score: reared from host plant (Nuttall 1984), plant species name given as Nothofagus fusca Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on 10 Mar 2006

10 Fuscospora solandri (Hook.f.) Heenan & Smissen, Nothofagaceae (Souther beech family), Fagales, Magnoliopsida, Spermatophyta
Biostatus:
Reasons for score: reared from host plant (Nuttall 1984), plant species name given as Nothofagus solandri var. solandri Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on 10 Mar 2006

10 Fuscospora truncata (Colenso) Heenan & Smissen, Nothofagaceae (Souther beech family), Fagales, Magnoliopsida, Spermatophyta
Biostatus:
Reasons for score: larvae defoliating tree (J Bains 2009, Scion forest health database), plant species name given as Nothofagus truncata Scored by: N.A. Martin on 01 Aug 2009

10 Lophozonia menziesii (Hook.f.) Heenan & Smissen, Nothofagaceae (Souther beech family), Fagales, Magnoliopsida, Spermatophyta
Biostatus:
Reasons for score: reared from host plant (Nuttall 1984), plant species name given as Nothofagus menziesii Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on 10 Mar 2006