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 19/05/2024 7:13:47 PM
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Herbivore species: Physetica phricias (Meyrick, 1888), Noctuidae, Lepidoptera (Moth or Butterfly)
moth; grey caterpillars feed on Discaria, matagouri, was called Graphania phricias Biostatus: endemic
Plant species and reliability score: 0-10. 10 indicating excellent evidence for the association_
10 Discaria toumatou Raoul, Rhamnaceae (Buckthorn family), Rosales, Magnoliopsida, Spermatophyta
Biostatus: Endemic, Wild, New Zealand
Reasons for score: reared on host plant (Patrick pers comm. 2004), moth species name given as Graphania phricias Scored by: N.A. Martin on 02 Dec 2004
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