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 12:00:55 PM
Grouped alphabetically

Herbivore species: Sabatinca demissa Philpott, 1923, Micropterigidae, Lepidoptera (Moth or Butterfly)
moth, adult feeds on lycopodium spores Biostatus: endemic

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

9 Lycopodium scariosum G.Forst., Lycopodiaceae (Clubmoss family), Lycopodiales, Lycopodiopsida, Pteridophyta
Biostatus: Indigenous, Wild, New Zealand
Reasons for score: adult moths gather on fertile cones of plant and are presumed to feed on the spores (Gibbs 2014) Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on 12 Apr 2014

9 Lycopodium volubile G.Forst., Lycopodiaceae (Clubmoss family), Lycopodiales, Lycopodiopsida, Pteridophyta
Biostatus: Non-endemic, Wild, New Zealand
Reasons for score: adult moths gather on fertile cones of plant and are presumed to feed on the spores (Gibbs 2014) Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on 12 Apr 2014