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 4:41:50 AM
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Herbivore species: Izatha heroica Philpott, 1926, Oecophoridae, Lepidoptera (Moth or Butterfly)
moth; caterpillars feed on dead 'Leptospermum' branches Biostatus: endemic
Plant species and reliability score: 0-10. 10 indicating excellent evidence for the association_
5 Leptospermum scoparium J.R.Forst. & G.Forst., Myrtaceae (Myrtle family), Myrtales, Magnoliopsida, Spermatophyta
Biostatus: Non-endemic, Wild, New Zealand, Thompson, J. 1989: A revision of the genus Leptospermum (Myrtaceae). Telopea 3: 301-448.
Reasons for score: moths reared from erect dead 'Leptospermum' in 1982 (Hoare 2010), plant genus has since been revised and could be Kunzea ericoides or Leptospermum scoparium Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on 09 Dec 2010
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