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 26/04/2024 8:38:19 AM
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Herbivore species: Asterivora chatuidea (Clarke, 1926), Choreutidae, Lepidoptera (Moth or Butterfly)
moth; caterpillars tunnel forming mines in leaves of Helichrysum lanceolatum and other Compositae Biostatus: endemic
Plant species and reliability score: 0-10. 10 indicating excellent evidence for the association_
10 Helichrysum lanceolatum (Buchanan) Kirk, Compositae (Daisy family), Asterales, Magnoliopsida, Spermatophyta
Biostatus: Endemic, Wild, New Zealand
Reasons for score: larvae form distinctive leaf mining damage on host plant (R Hoare 2000) Scored by: N.A. Martin on unknown
10 Olearia ×capillaris Buchanan, Compositae (Daisy family), Asterales, Magnoliopsida, Spermatophyta
Biostatus: Endemic, Wild, New Zealand
Reasons for score: moths reared from larvae on host plant (Patrick 1998), plant in Dunedin Botanic Gardens and outside normal range Reference Scored by: N.A. Martin on unknown
10 Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum (L.) Hiliard & B.L.Burtt, Compositae (Daisy family), Asterales, Magnoliopsida, Spermatophyta
Biostatus: Non-endemic, Wild, New Zealand
Reasons for score: moths reared from plant with typical caterpillar damage (R Hoare 2012), found in Waitakere ranges, Auckland during December Scored by: N.A. Martin on unknown
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