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 3/05/2024 1:58:07 AM
Grouped alphabetically

Herbivore species: Batrachedra litterata Philpott, 1928, Batrachedridae, Lepidoptera (Moth or Butterfly)
moth; caterpillar feeds on spores of Blechnum chambersii Biostatus: endemic

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

10 Blechnum chambersii Tindale, Blechnaceae (Blechnum fern family), Polypodiales, Polypodiopsida, Pteridophyta
Biostatus: Non-endemic, Wild, New Zealand
Reasons for score: moth reared from fertile fronds of fern (Robert Hoare 2012) Scored by: R. Hoare on unknown