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 19/05/2024 6:02:36 AM
Grouped alphabetically
Plant species: Muehlenbeckia australis (G.Forst.) Meisn., Polygonaceae (Dock family), Caryophyllales, Magnoliopsida, Spermatophyta
Biostatus: Non-endemic, Wild, New Zealand
Herbivore species and reliability score: 0-10. 10 indicating excellent evidence for the association_
6 Acanthoxyla sp. (Phasmatodea: Phasmidae) - Stick insect
stick insect
Biostatus: endemic
Reasons for score: Found on host several times, but feeding not directly observed (TR Buckley 2008), insect species name not certain Scored by: T.R. Buckley on 09 Oct 2008
8 Acanthuchus trispinifer (Fairmaire, 1846) (Hemiptera: Membracidae) - Sucking bug
a distinctive looking sucking bug from Australia where it is associated with Acacia species; in New Zealand it lives on other adventive and native shrubs
Biostatus: adventive
Reasons for score: two early instar nymphs in inflorescence of climber (NA Martin 2010), in Tapapakanga Regional Park, Auckland during March Scored by: N.A. Martin on unknown
10 Anchodelphax olenus Fennah, 1965 (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) - Sucking bug
plant hopper; feeds by sucking plant sap, lives on Muehlenbeckia
Biostatus: endemic
Reasons for score: many adults found on probable host plant (Lariviere et al 2010), nymphs and adults on unnamed Muehlenbeckia species Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on 07 Sep 2010
8 Andracalles horridus (Broun, 1881) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) - Beetle
weevil; larva live in dead bark of Vitex lucens and other trees
Biostatus: endemic
Reasons for score: listed as a host plant (Kuschel 1990) Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on unknown
10 Aphanotrigonum huttoni (Malloch, 1931) (Diptera: Chloropidae) - Fly
fly; adults feed on nikau flowers and flowers some of other plant species, was called Oscinosoma huttoni and Caviceps huttoni
Biostatus: endemic
Reasons for score: flies on male flowers of plant in Auckland city reserve in March (NA Martin 2013) Scored by: N.A. Martin on unknown
10 Aphenochiton inconspicuus (Maskell, 1892) (Hemiptera: Coccidae) - Sucking bug
scale insect; oval, elongated, transluscent with wax plates; lives on leaves and stems of shrubs & small trees
Biostatus: endemic
Reasons for score: adult females on host plant (Hodgson & Henderson 2000) Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on unknown
10 Aphis cottieri Carver, 1999 (Hemiptera: Aphididae) - Sucking bug
aphids; body large brown-black; feeds on the vines of Muehlenbeckia species
Biostatus: endemic
Reasons for score: colonies of aphids on host plant (Carver 2000) Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on unknown
10 Apis mellifera (Linneaus, 1758) (Hymenoptera: Apidae) - Wasp
Honey bee; nests above ground in large holes in trees or artifical hives; adults collect and feed on pollen and nectar
Biostatus: adventive
Reasons for score: reported as a nectar or pollen source for honey bees (Butz Huryn & Moller 1995) Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on 05 Jul 2011
10 Apoctena orthropis (Meyrick, 1901) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) - Moth or Butterfly
moth; caterpillars web leaves together and feed on leaves
Biostatus: endemic
Reasons for score: reared from host plant (J Dugdale 1994 Horttort database), specimens in NZAC/FRI Scored by: N.A. Martin on 10 Jan 2002
10 Argosarchus horridus (White, 1846) (Phasmatodea: Phasmidae) - Stick insect
stick insect
Biostatus: endemic
Reasons for score: Directly observed feeding multiple times (T. Jewell & T.R. Buckley 2008) Scored by: T.R. Buckley on 09 Oct 2009
10 Bityla defigurata (Walker, 1865) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) - Moth or Butterfly
moth; caterpillars feed on foliage of Muehlenbeckia species
Biostatus: endemic
Reasons for score: reared from larvae on host plant (Patrick 1982) Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on unknown
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
Reasons for score: bees foraging on flowers (RP Macfarlane in Donovan 2007) Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on unknown
8 Chinamiris cumberi Eyles & Carvallio, 1991 (Hemiptera: Miridae) - Sucking bug
mirid sucking bug; caught in Muehlenbeckia flowers
Biostatus: endemic
Reasons for score: adults caught in flowers of plant (Lariviere & Larochelle 2004) Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on 01 Dec 2015
9 Chinamiris muehlenbeckiae Woodward, 1950 (Hemiptera: Miridae) - Sucking bug
mirid sucking bug; possibly lives on Muehlenbeckia australis
Biostatus: endemic
Reasons for score: adults and nymphs found on probable host plant (Larivier & Larochelle 2004, page 93) Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on 08 Apr 2004
10 Chloroclystis sphragitis (Meyrick, 1888) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) - Moth or Butterfly
moth; caterpillars feed in flowers
Biostatus: endemic
Reasons for score: reared from host plant (Patrick 1994, & pers. comm. in White 2002) Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on unknown
7 Clitarchus hookeri (White, 1846) (Phasmatodea: Phasmidae) - Stick insect
stick insect; feeds on Kunzea, Leptospermum, Metrosideros species and other shrubs
Biostatus: endemic
Reasons for score: Found on host several times, but feeding not directly observed (TR Buckley 2008) Scored by: T.R. Buckley on 09 Sep 2008
10 Coelostomidia zealandica (Maskell, 1880) (Hemiptera: Margarodidae) - Sucking bug
scale insect; white with long wax tubes for honeydew, causes honeydew and sooty mould; host plants, trees and shrubs
Biostatus: endemic
Reasons for score: juvenile scale insects found on host plant (Morales 1991) Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on unknown
10 Coptomma sulcatum (Fabricius, 1775) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) - Beetle
longhorn beetle; adult beetles on flowering plants, especially Muehlenbeckia australis; larvae tunnel in twigs and small branches of living trees; was called Navomorpha sulcata
Biostatus: endemic
Reasons for score: listed as a host plant (Kuschel 1990) Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on unknown
10 Ctenopseustis herana (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) - Moth or Butterfly
moth; caterpillars web together and feed on leaves
Biostatus: endemic
Reasons for score: reared from host plant (J Dugdale 1994, NZAC/Suckling database) Scored by: N.A. Martin on unknown
8 Didymus sp. 1. (Kuschel 1990) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) - Beetle
weevil; lives in dead trunks and branches of trees and shrubs
Biostatus: endemic
Reasons for score: listed as a host plant (Kuschel 1990) Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on unknown
9 Diomocoris granosus Eyles, 2000 (Hemiptera: Miridae) - Sucking bug
mirid sucking bug; found on the Chatham Islands
Biostatus: endemic
Reasons for score: high numbers of adults collected on possible host plant (Larivier & Larochelle 2004, page 97) Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on 08 May 2004
9 Diomocoris maoricus (Walker, 1873) (Hemiptera: Miridae) - Sucking bug
mirid sucking bug; found on many plants species; host plants for breeding include Syzygium smithii, Agonis flexuosa, Kunzea ericoides and Pittosporum species
Biostatus: endemic
Reasons for score: many adults on flowering vines on hedge in Pukekohe farm during March (NA Martin 2009, identified by A. Eyles) Scored by: N.A. Martin on 05 Oct 2011
7 Eriochiton deboerae Hodgson & Henderson, 1996 (Hemiptera: Eriococcidae) - Sucking bug
scale insect; lives on Muehlenbeckia, probably M. australis
Biostatus: endemic
Reasons for score: adult female scale on host plant (Hodgson & Henderson 1996), plant species name not identified, but because all the scale have been collected from inland plants, the authors suggest they are M. australis Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on unknown
10 Eriophyes lambi Manson, 1965 (Acari: Eriophyidae) - Mite
gall mite; feeding induces reddish pocket galls on leaves of Muehlenbeckia species
Biostatus: endemic
Reasons for score: mites found in leaf galls on host plant (Manson (1984) Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on unknown
9 Graphania ustistriga (Walker1857) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) - Moth or Butterfly
moth; caterpillars feed on leaves
Biostatus: endemic
Reasons for score: presumed reared from host ((Philpott, 1917 in Spiller & Wise, 1982)in White 2002) Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on unknown
10 Harmologa oblongana (Walker, 1863) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) - Moth or Butterfly
moth; caterpillars web together and feed on leaves
Biostatus: endemic
Reasons for score: reared from host plant (J Dugdale 1994, HORTTORT database, NZAC/FRNZ) Scored by: N.A. Martin on 10 Mar 2002
10 Harmologa scoliastris (Meyrick, 1907) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) - Moth or Butterfly
moth; caterpillars web together and feed on leaves
Biostatus: endemic
Reasons for score: reared from host plant (J Dugdale 2001), specimens in NZAC Scored by: J.S. Dugdale on unknown
10 Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis (Bouche, 1833) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) - Thrips
thrips; adults and larvae feed on old leaves of shrubs and trees, causing leaf silvering and speckling; pupae present on leaves
Biostatus: adventive
Reasons for score: larvae on leaves with thrips damage, one reared to adult (NA Martin 2012) found in Auckland reserve in June Scored by: N.A. Martin on unknown
7 Hierodoris illita (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875) (Lepidoptera: Xyloryctidae) - Moth or Butterfly
moth; caterpillars feed in woody stems of Coriaria arborea; may also feed on other woody plants
Biostatus: endemic
Reasons for score: moths reared from stem gall of host plant (Hoare 2005), may have been a secondary inhabitant of gall Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on unknown
8 Leioproctus (Leioproctus) imitatus Smith, 1853 (Hymenoptera: Colletidae) - Wasp
bee; nests in holes it makes in banks and flat ground
Biostatus: endemic
Reasons for score: one male bee on flowers (Donovan 2007) Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on unknown
10 Lycaena feredayi (Bates, 1867) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) - Moth or Butterfly
butterfly; green caterpillars feed on leaves of Muelenbeckia australis and M. complexa
Biostatus: endemic
Reasons for score: larvae reared on host plant (Gibbs 1980) Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on 09 Jun 2002
10 Lycaena salustius (Fabricius, 1973) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) - Moth or Butterfly
butterfly; green caterpillars feed on leaves and flowers of Muelenbeckia and Rumex specie
Biostatus: endemic
Reasons for score: larvae reared on host plant (Gibbs 1980) Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on 09 Jun 2002
10 Meterana ochthistis (Meyrick, 1887) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) - Moth or Butterfly
moth; caterpillars feed on leaves of trees and shrubs
Biostatus: endemic
Reasons for score: reared from host plant (Patrick 1994 in White 2002) Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on unknown
10 Micrarchus hystriculeus Westwood, 1859 (Phasmatodea: Phasmidae) - Stick insect
stick insect
Biostatus: endemic
Reasons for score: feeding on host plant observed many times (T. Jewell & TR Buckley 2008) Scored by: T.R. Buckley on unknown
10 Morova subfasciata Walker, 1865 (Lepidoptera: Thyrididae) - Moth or Butterfly
moth; caterpillars induce and live in stem galls on Muehlenbeckia species
Biostatus: endemic
Reasons for score: caterpillar lives in gall (Miller1971, p39 fig 80), also Hudson 1928 in Spiller & Wise Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on unknown
9 Muehlenbeckia flower gall fly sp. 'australis' of Martin 2009 (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) - Fly
gall fly; larvae living in flowers of Muehlenbeckia australis; petals thicken; first found in a hedge in horticultural land at Pukekohe, South Auckland
Biostatus: endemic
Reasons for score: adult flies seen laying eggs in flowers and larvae found in flowers (NA Martin 2009) Scored by: N.A. Martin on 03 Oct 2009
8 Muehlenbeckia leaf axil gall sp. 'complexa' of Martin 2002 (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) - Fly
gall fly; larvae induce stem at leaf axil to become swollen, stem may be bent; larvae live in sheath at base of leaf, several larvae may be in a gall
Biostatus: endemic
Reasons for score: gall fly larvae in gall on stems of host plant (NA Martin 2008), assumed to be same species of gall fly as in Muehlenbeckia complexa Scored by: N.A. Martin on unknown
10 Muehlenbeckia leaf edge roll sp. 'australis' of Martin 2008 (Acari: ) - Mite
gall mite causing leaf edge roll galls on Muehlenbeckia australis
Biostatus: endemic
Reasons for score: gall mites in galls on young leaves (NA Martin 2008), galls on an actively growing plant in an east Auckland coastal forest Scored by: N.A. Martin on unknown
9 Nothotelus nigellus (Broun, 1880) (Coleoptera: Scraptiidae) - Beetle
beetle; larvae bore in dead wood
Biostatus: endemic
Reasons for score: beetle probably feeding on flowers (Kuschel 1990) Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on 12 Mar 2011
10 Pachyops dubius (Wollaston, 1873) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) - Beetle
weevil; larvae tunnels between vascular bundles in dead vines of woody climbing plants
Biostatus: endemic
Reasons for score: reared from host plant (May 1993), specimens probably in NZAC Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on unknown
10 Pasiphila muscosata (Walker, 1862) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) - Moth or Butterfly
moth; caterpillars feed on Muehlenbeckia australis
Biostatus: endemic
Reasons for score: moth reared from larvae feeding on host plant (Patrick 1994) Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on 09 Aug 2010
10 Peristoreus acceptus (Broun, 1881) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) - Beetle
weevil; larva tunnels in leaves of Muehlenbeckia australis forming mines
Biostatus: endemic
Reasons for score: reared from leaf mines on host plant (May 1987) Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on 10 Dec 2005
4 Peristoreus fulvus (Broun, 1886) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) - Beetle
weevil; assocaited with Muehlenbeckia
Biostatus: endemic
Reasons for score: adults associated with possible host plant (Kuschel 1990) Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on 10 Dec 2005
5 Peristoreus viridipennis (Broun, 1880) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) - Beetle
weevil; associated with Muehlenbeckia species
Biostatus: endemic
Reasons for score: adults associated with possible host plant (Kuschel 1990) Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on 10 Dec 2005
9 Podagritus (Parechuca) albipes (Smith, 1878) (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae) - Wasp
wasp; female hunts and catches flies, mayflies and caddisflies, puts them in nests in burrows in soil; egg laid on prey, larvae completes development and pupates in celll; adult wasp feeds in flowers
Biostatus: endemic
Reasons for score: wasps congregate arround flowers (Harris 2000) Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on unknown
9 Podagritus (Parechuca) carbonicolor (Dalla Torre, 1897) (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae) - Wasp
wasp; female hunts and catches flies, puts them in nests in burrows in soil; egg laid on prey, larvae completes development and pupates in cell; adult feeds in flowers
Biostatus: endemic
Reasons for score: wasps congregate arround flowers (Harris 2000) Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on unknown
9 Podagritus (Parechuca) cora (Cameron, 1888) (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae) - Wasp
wasp; female hunts and catches flies, mayflies and caddis flies, puts them in nests in burrows in soil; egg laid on prey, larvae completes development and pupates in cell; adult feeds in flowers
Biostatus: endemic
Reasons for score: wasps congregate arround flowers (Harris 2000) Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on unknown
10 Polistes (Polistela) humilis (Fabricius, 1781) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) - Wasp
paper wasp; predator; nest with vertical cells opening downwards
Biostatus: adventive
Reasons for score: adult wasp feeding on flowers on climber along Oraki Basin walkway in April (NA Martin 2012) Scored by: N.A. Martin on 04 Jun 2012
6 Polyacanthia flavipes (White, 1846) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) - Beetle
longhorn beetle; probably a wood borer
Biostatus: endemic
Reasons for score: one adult on cut branch of possible host (Kuschel 1990) Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on 11 Apr 2003
10 Pyrgotis eudorana Meyrick, 1885 (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) - Moth or Butterfly
moth; caterpillars web together and feed on leafy shoots of Muehlenbeckia australis
Biostatus: endemic
Reasons for score: reared from host plant (J Dugdale 2001); not found on any other species of Muehlenbeckia Scored by: J.S. Dugdale on unknown
10 Romna scotti (White, 1878) (Hemiptera: Miridae) - Sucking bug
mirid sucking bug; breeds on Podocarpus species, but may be predatory not plant feeding
Biostatus: endemic
Reasons for score: nymphs and adults on plant (Eyles 2006) Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on unknown
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
Reasons for score: recorded as a host plant (Spiller & Wise 1982) Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on 10 Feb 2017
6 Spilotrogia maculata (Bates, 1874) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) - Beetle
longhorn beetle; adults attracted to cut stems of Rubus cissoides and Muehlenbeckia australis
Biostatus: endemic
Reasons for score: adults on cut stem of possible host plant (Kuschel 1990) Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on 11 Jul 2003
9 Tectarchus salebrosus (Hutton, 1899) (Phasmatodea: Phasmidae) - Stick insect
stick insect
Biostatus: endemic
Reasons for score: Found on plant several times, but feeding not directly observed (T Jewell 2008) Scored by: T.R. Buckley on unknown
10 Thrips obscuratus (Crawford, 1941) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) - Thrips
thrips; adults and larvae feed in flowers and in bracts of developing flowers, less commonly in expanding leaf buds
Biostatus: endemic
Reasons for score: adults reared from larvae in flowers of host plant (Teulon & Penman 1990) Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on 05 Apr 2005
10 Trioza fasciata (Ferris & Klyver, 1932) (Hemiptera: Triozidae) - Sucking bug
psyllid; feeding nymphs induce and live under folds at the edge of young leaves of Muehlenbeckia species
Biostatus: endemic
Reasons for score: adults and leaf fold galls on host plant (Tuthill 1952 p. 118) Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on unknown
9 Ugyops (Paracona) pelorus Fennah, 1965 (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) - Sucking bug
plant hopper; feeds by sucking plant sap; lives on Muehlenbeckia species
Biostatus: endemic
Reasons for score: adults and nymphs found on probable host plant (Lariviere et al 2010) Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on 07 Sep 2010
9 Wiseana signata (Walker, 1856) (Lepidoptera: Hepialidae) - Moth or Butterfly
moth; caterpillar live in subteranean tunnels and feed on surface foliage of plants, including pasture plants
Biostatus: endemic
Reasons for score: feeding damage to tubers associated with larvae in the field, larvae fed on tubers in captivity (Grehan 1983), moth species name uncertain as genus revised Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on unknown
10 Zapyrastra calliphana Meyrick, 1889 (Lepidoptera: Momphidae) - Moth or Butterfly
moth; caterpillars make mines in leaves of Muehlenbeckia species
Biostatus: endemic
Reasons for score: moth reared from caterpillar in leaf mines on host plant (Dugdale 1971) Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on unknown
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