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 21/05/2024 12:32:44 AM
Grouped alphabetically

Herbivore species: Izatha attactella Walker, 1864, Oecophoridae, Lepidoptera (Moth or Butterfly)
moth; caterpillars feed under dead bark of trees, dead wood and soft inner bark of nikau palm; pupates under bark in an oval cocoon of silk that incorporates fragments of chewed wood Biostatus: endemic

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

10 Aristotelia serrata (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) W.R.B.Oliver, Elaeocarpaceae (Elaeocarpus family), Oxalidales, Magnoliopsida, Spermatophyta
Biostatus: Endemic, Wild, New Zealand
Reasons for score: moth reared from larvae feeding under bark of dead host plant (Hudson 1928 in Hoare 2010) Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on 09 Nov 2010

7 Castanea sp., Fagaceae (Beech family), Fagales, Magnoliopsida, Spermatophyta
Biostatus:
Reasons for score: moth reared from larvae feeding on dead wood of host plant (Forest Research NZ in Hoare 2010), plant species name not given Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on 09 Nov 2010

10 Elaeocarpus dentatus (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Vahl, Elaeocarpaceae (Elaeocarpus family), Oxalidales, Magnoliopsida, Spermatophyta
Biostatus: Endemic, Wild, New Zealand
Reasons for score: moth reared from larvae feeding under bark of dead host plant (Hudson 1928 in Hoare 2010) Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on 09 Nov 2010

10 Litsea calicaris (Sol. ex A.Cunn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Kirk, Lauraceae (Tawa family), Laurales, Magnoliopsida, Spermatophyta
Biostatus: Endemic, Wild, New Zealand
Reasons for score: moth reared from larvae feeding on dead wood of host plant (Forest Research NZ in Hoare 2010) Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on 09 Nov 2010

10 Myoporum laetum G.Forst., Scrophulariaceae (Foxglove family), Lamiales, Magnoliopsida, Spermatophyta
Biostatus: Endemic, Wild, New Zealand
Reasons for score: moth reared from larvae feeding under bark of dead host plant (Hudson 1928 in Hoare 2010) Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on 09 Nov 2010

5 Nothofagaceae sp. (NZ), Nothofagaceae (Souther beech family), Fagales, Magnoliopsida, Spermatophyta
Biostatus:
Reasons for score: moth reared from larvae feeding under bark of dead host plant (Hudson 1928 in Hoare 2010), plant species name not given Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on 09 Nov 2010

10 Olearia paniculata (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Druce, Compositae (Daisy family), Asterales, Magnoliopsida, Spermatophyta
Biostatus: Endemic, Wild, New Zealand
Reasons for score: moth reared from larvae feeding on dead wood of host plant (Forest Research NZ in Hoare 2010) Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on 09 Nov 2010

10 Pinus patula Schltdl. & Cham., Pinaceae (Pine family), Pinales, Pinopsida, Spermatophyta
Biostatus: Exotic, Wild, New Zealand
Reasons for score: moth reared from larvae feeding on dead wood of host plant (Forest Research NZ in Hoare 2010) Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on 09 Nov 2010

10 Pinus radiata D. Don, Pinaceae (Pine family), Pinales, Pinopsida, Spermatophyta
Biostatus: Exotic, Wild, New Zealand
Reasons for score: moth reared from larvae feeding on dead wood of host plant (Forest Research NZ in Hoare 2010) Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on 09 Nov 2010

10 Rhopalostylis sapida H.Wendl. & Drude, Palmae (Palm family), Arecales, Magnoliopsida, Spermatophyta
Biostatus: Endemic, Wild, New Zealand
Reasons for score: moth reared from larvae feeding on inner surface of bark of host plant (Hudson 1928 in Hoare 2010) Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on 09 Nov 2010