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 7/05/2024 1:54:20 AM
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Herbivore species: Tmetolophota arotis (Meyrick, 1887), Noctuidae, Lepidoptera (Moth or Butterfly)
moth; caterpillars feed on leaves of grasses and Phormium species Biostatus: endemic
Plant species and reliability score: 0-10. 10 indicating excellent evidence for the association_
5 Cortaderia sp., Gramineae (Grass family), Poales, Magnoliopsida, Spermatophyta
Biostatus:
Reasons for score: presumed reared from host plant (White 2002), host plant species name not given Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on unknown
10 Phormium tenax J.R.Forst. & G.Forst., Hemerocallidaceae (Day lily family), Asparagales, Magnoliopsida, Spermatophyta
Biostatus: Endemic, Wild, New Zealand
Reasons for score: larvae feeding on host plant (Hudson 1951 in Gaskin 1966) Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on 08 Jan 2007
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