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 14/05/2024 6:26:12 AM
Grouped alphabetically

Herbivore species: Proteodes profunda Meyrick, 1905, Depressariidae, Lepidoptera (Moth or Butterfly)
moth; caterpillars chew leaves of Nothofagaceae species Biostatus: endemic

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

7 Nothofagaceae sp. (NZ), Nothofagaceae (Souther beech family), Fagales, Magnoliopsida, Spermatophyta
Biostatus:
Reasons for score: caterpillars feed on leaves of beech trees (Wardle 1984), tree species names not given Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on 06 Sep 2016