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 11/05/2024 11:03:48 PM
Grouped alphabetically

Herbivore species: Stigmella erysibodea Donner & Wilkinson, 1989, Nepticulidae, Lepidoptera (Moth or Butterfly)
moth; caterpillars make mines in leaves of Olearia ilicifolia Biostatus: endemic

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

10 Olearia albida (Hook.f.) Hook.f., Compositae (Daisy family), Asterales, Magnoliopsida, Spermatophyta
Biostatus: Endemic, Wild, New Zealand
Reasons for score: moth reared from larva in leaf mine found on host plant in Scion MAF high-risk site surveillance (Anon 2011) Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on 05 Sep 2011

10 Olearia ilicifolia Hook.f., Compositae (Daisy family), Asterales, Magnoliopsida, Spermatophyta
Biostatus: Endemic, Wild, New Zealand
Reasons for score: reared from host plant (R Hoare 2006) Scored by: N.A. Martin on unknown