Observation field: Interaction->Herbivory by
The observed plant was seen being eaten by this herbivore species.
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Observations specifying this field
| Observation | Interaction->Herbivory by |
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WhatBlue Toadflax (Nuttallanthus canadensis)ObserverbotanyliciousDescriptionApproximate location - taken with camera without GPS. Sandhills WMA West Tract, started exploring from the Henry Currington Road entrance. |
Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) |
| Insects (Class Insecta) | |
| Leaf-miner Flies (Family Agromyzidae) | |
| Norway Spruce (Picea abies) | |
| Twig Ants (Genus Pseudomyrmex) | |
| Tube-tailed Thrips (Family Phlaeothripidae) | |
| American Ragwort Aphid (Aphis lugentis) | |
| Emperor and Giant Silk Moths (Family Saturniidae) | |
| Spotted Tussock Moth (Lophocampa maculata) | |
| Vervet Monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) | |
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| Wapiti (Cervus canadensis) | |
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Photos / SoundsWhatJagged Fireweed (Senecio biserratus)Observernyoni-peteDescription1432/3 Near the harbour. |
Chrysanthemum Leafminer (Phytomyza syngenesiae) |
Photos / SoundsWhatCabbage, Broccoli, and Allies (Brassica oleracea)Observerwilliam-harlandDescriptionBroccoli plants that have started flowering and are going to seed.
(I wouldn't normally upload an observation of such an obviously planted/cultivated garden plant, but since it was a local food plant for butterflies, it needs to be uploaded for the sake of that project) |
Small White (Pieris rapae) |
Photos / SoundsWhatBroccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italica)Observerwilliam-harlandDescriptionIs a host plant for the local Cabbage White Butterflies that I counted. Many caterpillars were seen on this plant, and it had much feeding damage.
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Small White (Pieris rapae) |
Photos / SoundsWhatSmall White (Pieris rapae)Observerwilliam-harlandDescriptionOn my first of 2 butterfly counts, I saw at most 13 cabbage whites, with a minimum of 9. All but 3 to 4 were seen less than 10 metres from me. This was the only butterfly species I saw during this first butterfly count. |
Small White (Pieris rapae) |
| Small White (Pieris rapae) | |
| Small White (Pieris rapae) | |
Photos / Sounds
WhatBlack Nightshade (Solanum nigrum)ObserverdavidcgrahamDescriptionA species of solanum found in my garden that some larvae like to feed on |
unknown |
Photos / Sounds
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WhatSomething...ObserverdavidcgrahamDescriptionNo luck on the 2nd day of my survey when it came to observing butterflies, potentially due to reasonably strong winds and a later time of day so more shade around the house |
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Projects Using This Field
Ecol293 2016–2017 butterfly host plant survey
Invertebrates eating plants in New Zealand
Biocontrol of weeds in NZ
Ecol202: Great Canterbury Butterfly Hunt
I've changed all the interaction field names from "Interaction: " to "Interaction->" to stop them messing with the photo tag processing on photo import. When adding photos already tagged with fields to the "Add an observation" page, it was only grabbing the field name text after the colon and so not working properly.
Everything works now that the colon is gone, so long as you use a recognised taxon name. For example, if I tag a photo on my computer with "Interaction->Visited flower of=Rosmarinus officinalis" and upload it, it will get this field added with the taxon Rosmarinus officinalis.
That can save a lot of time if you''re maintaining your own photo library in your computer and tagging lots of photos there and uploading them all at once.