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 20/05/2024 7:06:50 AM
Grouped alphabetically

Herbivore species: Gymnobathra flavidella (Walker, 1864), Xyloryctidae, Lepidoptera (Moth or Butterfly)
moth; caterpillars live in dead twigs of Brachyglottis repanda and old flower stems of Gahnia and probably other plants Biostatus: endemic

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

10 Brachyglottis repanda J.R.Forst. & G.Forst., Compositae (Daisy family), Asterales, Magnoliopsida, Spermatophyta
Biostatus: Endemic, Wild, New Zealand
Reasons for score: Moth reared from caterpillars living in twigs and dead shoots (R Hoare 2014) Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on 03 Jul 2015

10 Gahnia procera J.R.Forst. & G.Forst., Cyperaceae (Sedge family), Poales, Magnoliopsida, Spermatophyta
Biostatus: Endemic, Wild, New Zealand
Reasons for score: Moth reared from caterpillars living in dead flower stalks (R Hoare 2014) Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on 03 Jul 2015