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 5:28:05 PM
Grouped alphabetically

Herbivore species: Pasiphila acompsa (Prout, 1927), Geometridae, Lepidoptera (Moth or Butterfly)
moth; caterpillars feed on Hebe (= Veronica) species Biostatus: endemic

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

6 Veronica sp., Plantaginaceae (Plantain family), Lamiales, Magnoliopsida, Spermatophyta
Biostatus:
Reasons for score: presumed reared from host plant ( White 2002), specimens in NZAC, plant species name given as Hebe sp. Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on unknown