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
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