Observation field: type of herbivory

What kind of damage is the herbivore causing to the plant?

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Not recorded	95
Aboveground sucker	407
Flower feeder	23
Fruit feeder	7
Gall of buds	105
Gall of flowers	4
Gall of leaves	183
Gall of stems	164
Leaf feeder (external)	495
Miner in leaves	505
Miner in stems	7
Pollen feeder	2
Root borer	0
Root feeder (external)	0
Root sucker	0
Seed predator	11
Shoot borer	14
Spore feeder	13
Wood borer	2
Bark feeder	1
Sap feeder	21
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Observations specifying this field

Observation	type of herbivory
Photos / Sounds What Flax Notcher Moth (Ichneutica steropastis) Observer jon_sullivan Date May 6, 2024 04:37 PM NZST Place Queenstown-Lakes, Otago, New Zealand (Google, OSM) Date Added May 18, 2024 09:02 PM NZST Tags Geotagged with Garmin GPSMAP64, Tmetolophota steropastis, Animal Sign and Song=Evidence of Feeding, Interaction->Herbivore of=Phormium, type of herbivory=Leaf feeder (external) 1 ID Needs ID View	Leaf feeder (external)
Photos / Sounds 2 photos What Aceria carmichaeliae Observer jon_sullivan Date May 6, 2024 12:58 PM NZST Place Queenstown-Lakes, Otago, New Zealand (Google, OSM) Date Added May 17, 2024 09:07 PM NZST Tags Geotagged with Garmin GPSMAP64, Mount Grand Station, Aceria carmichaeliae, Animal Sign and Song=Evidence of Feeding, Interaction->Herbivore of=Carmichaelia petriei, type of herbivory=Gall of buds 2 IDs Research Grade View	Gall of buds
Photos / Sounds What Willow Redgall Sawfly (Euura proxima) Observer jon_sullivan Date May 6, 2024 10:59 AM NZST Place Queenstown-Lakes, Otago, New Zealand (Google, OSM) Date Added May 17, 2024 02:08 PM NZST Tags Geotagged with Garmin GPSMAP64, Mount Grand Station, Pontania proxima, Animal Sign and Song=Evidence of Feeding, Interaction->Herbivore of=Salix fragilis, type of herbivory=Gall of leaves 1 ID Needs ID View	Gall of leaves
Photos / Sounds 2 photos What Tradescantia Leaf Beetle (Neolema ogloblini) Observer harrier_talon Date May 11, 2024 12:54 PM NZST Place Cambridge 3434, New Zealand (Google, OSM) Date Added May 11, 2024 12:57 PM NZST 1 ID Needs ID View	Not recorded
Photos / Sounds 3 photos What Tradescantia Yellow Leaf Spot (Kordyana brasiliensis) Observer harrier_talon Date May 11, 2024 12:55 PM NZST Place Cambridge 3434, New Zealand (Google, OSM) Date Added May 11, 2024 12:56 PM NZST 3 IDs Research Grade View	Not recorded
Photos / Sounds 5 photos What Ragwort Leafminer (Phytomyza syngenesiae) Observer grey Date September 21, 2022 11:53 AM NZST Place Himatangi Beach, Manawatu, New Zealand (Google, OSM) Date Added September 23, 2022 07:05 AM NZST Description Leaf mines and pupae in leaf of Capeweed (Arctotheca calendula). Photo 1 shows mines on upper surface of leaf; other photos show pupae on the lower surface. Length of pupa 2.5 mm. 6 IDs Research Grade View	Miner in leaves
Photos / Sounds What Muehlenbeckia Stem Gall Moth (Morova subfasciata) Observer jon_sullivan Date April 27, 2024 05:35 PM NZST Place Christchurch including Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand (Google, OSM) Date Added May 4, 2024 04:33 PM NZST Tags Geotagged with Garmin GPSMAP64, Morova subfasciata, Animal Sign and Song=Evidence of Feeding, Interaction->Herbivore of=Muehlenbeckia australis, type of herbivory=Gall of stems 2 IDs Research Grade View	Gall of stems
Photos / Sounds 6 photos What Darwin's Ant (Doleromyrma darwiniana) Observer jon_sullivan Date April 27, 2024 05:19 PM NZST Place Christchurch including Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand (Google, OSM) Date Added May 4, 2024 03:38 PM NZST Description Tending ice plant scale insects. Tags Hierarchical Subject : Geotagged with Garmin GPSMAP64, Doleromyrma darwiniana 1 ID Needs ID View	Aboveground sucker
Photos / Sounds 6 photos What Iceplant Scale (Pulvinariella mesembryanthemi) Observer jon_sullivan Date April 27, 2024 05:18 PM NZST Place Christchurch including Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand (Google, OSM) Date Added May 4, 2024 03:38 PM NZST Tags Hierarchical Subject : Geotagged with Garmin GPSMAP64, type of herbivory=Aboveground sucker 2 IDs Research Grade View	Aboveground sucker
Photos / Sounds What Senecio Gall Fly (Sphenella fascigera) Observer jon_sullivan Date April 27, 2024 12:45 PM NZST Place Christchurch including Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand (Google, OSM) Date Added May 4, 2024 08:25 AM NZST Tags Geotagged with Garmin GPSMAP64, Sphenella fascigera, Animal Sign and Song=Evidence of Feeding, Interaction->Herbivore of=Senecio glomeratus, type of herbivory=Gall of stems 1 ID Needs ID View	Gall of stems
Photos / Sounds What Magpie Moth (Nyctemera annulata) Observer jon_sullivan Date April 28, 2024 03:22 PM NZST Place Christchurch including Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand (Google, OSM) Date Added May 3, 2024 10:51 PM NZST Tags Geotagged with Garmin GPSMAP64, Nyctemera annulata, Insect life stage=larva, type of herbivory=Leaf feeder (external), Interaction->Herbvore of=Senecio skirrhodon 2 IDs Research Grade View	Leaf feeder (external)
Photos / Sounds What Magpie Moth (Nyctemera annulata) Observer jon_sullivan Date April 28, 2024 03:22 PM NZST Place Christchurch including Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand (Google, OSM) Date Added May 3, 2024 10:51 PM NZST Tags Geotagged with Garmin GPSMAP64, Nyctemera annulata, Insect life stage=larva, type of herbivory=Leaf feeder (external), Interaction->Herbvore of=Senecio skirrhodon 2 IDs Research Grade View	Leaf feeder (external)
Photos / Sounds What Magpie Moth (Nyctemera annulata) Observer jon_sullivan Date April 28, 2024 03:12 PM NZST Place Christchurch including Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand (Google, OSM) Date Added May 3, 2024 10:26 PM NZST Tags Geotagged with Garmin GPSMAP64, Nyctemera annulata, Insect life stage=larva, type of herbivory=Leaf feeder (external), Interaction->Herbvore of=Senecio skirrhodon 2 IDs Research Grade View	Leaf feeder (external)
Photos / Sounds What Magpie Moth (Nyctemera annulata) Observer jon_sullivan Date April 28, 2024 03:13 PM NZST Place Christchurch including Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand (Google, OSM) Date Added May 3, 2024 10:26 PM NZST Tags Geotagged with Garmin GPSMAP64, Nyctemera annulata, Insect life stage=larva, type of herbivory=Leaf feeder (external), Interaction->Herbvore of=Senecio skirrhodon 2 IDs Research Grade View	Leaf feeder (external)
Photos / Sounds What Flax Notcher Moth (Ichneutica steropastis) Observer robcruickshank Date April 29, 2024 12:37 PM NZST Place Ilam, Christchurch, New Zealand (Google, OSM) Date Added May 3, 2024 10:20 PM NZST 2 IDs Research Grade View	Leaf feeder (external)
Photos / Sounds What Aphids (Family Aphididae) Observer jon_sullivan Date April 28, 2024 02:58 PM NZST Place Christchurch including Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand (Google, OSM) Date Added May 3, 2024 09:58 PM NZST Tags Geotagged with Garmin GPSMAP64, Aphididae, Interaction->Herbivore of=Acer pseudoplatanus, type of herbivory=Aboveground sucker 1 ID Needs ID View	Aboveground sucker
Photos / Sounds 3 photos What Genus Phytomyza Observer jon_sullivan Date April 28, 2024 01:31 PM NZST Place Christchurch including Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand (Google, OSM) Date Added May 3, 2024 08:34 PM NZST Tags Geotagged with Garmin GPSMAP64, Phytomyza, Animal Sign and Song=Evidence of Feeding, Interaction->Herbivore of=Arctium minus, type of herbivory=Miner in leaves 1 ID Needs ID View	Miner in leaves
Photos / Sounds What Willow Redgall Sawfly (Euura proxima) Observer jon_sullivan Date April 28, 2024 01:46 PM NZST Place Christchurch including Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand (Google, OSM) Date Added May 3, 2024 08:34 PM NZST Tags Geotagged with Garmin GPSMAP64, Pontania proxima, Animal Sign and Song=Evidence of Feeding, Interaction->Herbivore of=Salix, type of herbivory=Gall of leaves 1 ID Needs ID View	Gall of leaves
Photos / Sounds What Lacebark Gall Mite (Eriophyes hoheriae) Observer jon_sullivan Date April 28, 2024 02:18 PM NZST Place Christchurch including Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand (Google, OSM) Date Added May 3, 2024 08:34 PM NZST Tags Geotagged with Garmin GPSMAP64, Eriophyes hoheriae, Animal Sign and Song=Evidence of Feeding, Interaction->Herbivore of=Hoheria populnea, type of herbivory=Gall of buds 2 IDs Research Grade View	Gall of buds
Photos / Sounds 2 photos What Coprosma Flower Bud Gall Mite (Acalitus cottieri) Observer jon_sullivan Date April 28, 2024 02:25 PM NZST Place Christchurch including Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand (Google, OSM) Date Added May 3, 2024 08:34 PM NZST Tags Geotagged with Garmin GPSMAP64, Acalitus cottieri, Animal Sign and Song=Evidence of Feeding, Interaction->Herbivore of=Coprosma robusta, type of herbivory=Gall of buds 1 ID Needs ID View	Gall of buds
Photos / Sounds What Clematis Leafminer (Phytomyza clematadi) Observer robcruickshank Date April 29, 2024 08:20 AM NZST Place Barrington St near Strauss Pl, Somerfield, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand (Google, OSM) Date Added May 2, 2024 10:06 PM NZST 1 comment 3 IDs Research Grade View	Miner in leaves
Photos / Sounds 4 photos What American Ragwort Aphid (Aphis lugentis) Observer wilfro159 Date April 28, 2024 04:01 PM NZST Place South Island / Te Waipounamu, Christchurch, Canterbury, NZ (Google, OSM) Date Added April 28, 2024 11:50 PM NZST 2 comments 2 IDs Research Grade View	Aboveground sucker
Photos / Sounds 2 photos What American Ragwort Aphid (Aphis lugentis) Observer jupal04 Date April 28, 2024 10:43 AM NZST Place Christchurch Central City, Christchurch, New Zealand (Google, OSM) Date Added May 1, 2024 06:28 PM NZST 3 IDs Research Grade View	Aboveground sucker
Photos / Sounds 5 photos What American Ragwort Aphid (Aphis lugentis) Observer noahfenwick Date April 26, 2024 11:37 AM NZST Place Christchurch Central City, Christchurch, New Zealand (Google, OSM) Date Added April 26, 2024 11:42 AM NZST Description On Senecio skirrhodon 2 IDs Research Grade View	Aboveground sucker
Photos / Sounds What Echium Leaf Miner (Dialectica scalariella) Observer jon_sullivan Date April 28, 2024 10:46 AM NZST Place Christchurch including Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand (Google, OSM) Date Added May 2, 2024 05:25 PM NZST Tags Geotagged with Garmin GPSMAP64, Dialectica scalariella, Animal Sign and Song=Evidence of Egg Laying, Interaction->Herbivore of=Echium pininana, type of herbivory=Miner in leaves 2 IDs Research Grade View	Miner in leaves
Photos / Sounds What Eucalyptus Leaf-blister Sawfly (Phylacteophaga froggatti) Observer noahfenwick Date April 27, 2024 10:52 AM NZST Place Sumner, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand (Google, OSM) Date Added May 1, 2024 07:36 PM NZST 2 IDs Research Grade View	Miner in leaves
Photos / Sounds What Gonipterus platensis Observer noahfenwick Date April 27, 2024 10:53 AM NZST Place Sumner, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand (Google, OSM) Date Added May 1, 2024 07:36 PM NZST 2 IDs Research Grade View	Leaf feeder (external)
Photos / Sounds What Eucalyptus Leaf-blister Sawfly (Phylacteophaga froggatti) Observer jon_sullivan Date April 26, 2024 10:35 PM NZST Place Christchurch including Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand (Google, OSM) Date Added May 1, 2024 11:48 AM NZST Tags Geotagged with iPhone 13 mini-Cyclemeter app, 123A Dyers Pass Road, Phylacteophaga froggatti, Animal Sign and Song=Evidence of Feeding, Interaction->Herbivore of=Eucalyptus leucoxylon, type of herbivory=Miner in leaves 1 ID Needs ID View	Miner in leaves
Photos / Sounds 2 photos What Zapyrastra calliphana Observer jon_sullivan Date April 26, 2024 10:32 PM NZST Place Christchurch including Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand (Google, OSM) Date Added May 1, 2024 11:48 AM NZST Tags Geotagged with iPhone 13 mini-Cyclemeter app, 123A Dyers Pass Road, Zapyrastra calliphana, Insect life stage=larva, Interaction->Herbivore of=Muehlenbeckia australis, type of herbivory=Miner in leaves 2 IDs Research Grade View	Miner in leaves
Photos / Sounds 2 photos What Eucalyptus Leaf-blister Sawfly (Phylacteophaga froggatti) Observer jon_sullivan Date April 26, 2024 10:29 PM NZST Place Christchurch including Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand (Google, OSM) Date Added May 1, 2024 11:48 AM NZST Tags Geotagged with iPhone 13 mini-Cyclemeter app, 123A Dyers Pass Road, Phylacteophaga froggatti, Animal Sign and Song=Evidence of Feeding, Interaction->Herbivore of=Corymbia, type of herbivory=Miner in leaves 1 ID Needs ID View	Miner in leaves

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Comments

I made this field to better keep track of the diversity of kinds of herbivory being recorded on the iNaturalist network. Let me know if I've missed anything.

Posted by jon_sullivan over 6 years ago

@stephen_thorpe, @steve_kerr, @tony_wills can you see any categories that need adding?

Posted by jon_sullivan over 6 years ago

I just added "Bark feeder" and "Sap feeder".

Posted by jon_sullivan over 5 years ago

Observation field: type of herbivory

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