Cryptocephalus sexpunctatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(6-spotted Pot Beetle, Six-spotted Pot Beetle)

Interactions where Cryptocephalus sexpunctatus is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
adult adult may be found on flower ASTERACEAE daisies, dandelions and thistles, composite Asterales Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Cryptocephalus sexpunctatus/Cryptocephalus sexpunctatus6-spotted pot beetle, six-spotted pot beetleadult Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Asteraceaedaisies, dandelions and thistles, compositeflower (5-7)
adult adult may be found on Cytisus scoparius Broom Fabales: Fabaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Cryptocephalus sexpunctatus/Cryptocephalus sexpunctatus6-spotted pot beetle, six-spotted pot beetleadult Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroom (5-7)
adult adult grazes on live leaf Betula birches Fagales: Betulaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Cryptocephalus sexpunctatus/Cryptocephalus sexpunctatus6-spotted pot beetle, six-spotted pot beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/Betulabirchesliveleaf (5-7)
adult adult grazes on pollen? Betula birches Fagales: Betulaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Cryptocephalus sexpunctatus/Cryptocephalus sexpunctatus6-spotted pot beetle, six-spotted pot beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/Betulabirchespollen? (5-7)
adult adult may be found on Betula birches Fagales: Betulaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Cryptocephalus sexpunctatus/Cryptocephalus sexpunctatus6-spotted pot beetle, six-spotted pot beetleadult Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/Betulabirches (5-7)
adult adult grazes on live leaf Corylus avellana Hazel Fagales: Betulaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Cryptocephalus sexpunctatus/Cryptocephalus sexpunctatus6-spotted pot beetle, six-spotted pot beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Corylus avellana/Corylus avellanahazelliveleaf (5-7)
adult adult grazes on pollen? Corylus avellana Hazel Fagales: Betulaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Cryptocephalus sexpunctatus/Cryptocephalus sexpunctatus6-spotted pot beetle, six-spotted pot beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Corylus avellana/Corylus avellanahazelpollen? (5-7)
adult adult may be found on Corylus avellana Hazel Fagales: Betulaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Cryptocephalus sexpunctatus/Cryptocephalus sexpunctatus6-spotted pot beetle, six-spotted pot beetleadult Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Corylus avellana/Corylus avellanahazel (5-7)
larva larva grazes in mobile case on live leaf Captivity Corylus avellana Hazel Fagales: Betulaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Cryptocephalus sexpunctatus/Cryptocephalus sexpunctatus6-spotted pot beetle, six-spotted pot beetlelarva Foodplant / mobile cased feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Corylus avellana/Corylus avellanahazelliveleaf Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally induced
larva larva grazes in mobile case on catkin Captivity Corylus avellana Hazel Fagales: Betulaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Cryptocephalus sexpunctatus/Cryptocephalus sexpunctatus6-spotted pot beetle, six-spotted pot beetlelarva Foodplant / mobile cased feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Corylus avellana/Corylus avellanahazelcatkin Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally induced
larva larva grazes in mobile case on withered leaf Captivity Corylus avellana Hazel Fagales: Betulaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Cryptocephalus sexpunctatus/Cryptocephalus sexpunctatus6-spotted pot beetle, six-spotted pot beetlelarva Foodplant / mobile cased feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Corylus avellana/Corylus avellanahazelwitheredleaf Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally induced
adult adult may be found on Quercus oaks Fagales: Fagaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Cryptocephalus sexpunctatus/Cryptocephalus sexpunctatus6-spotted pot beetle, six-spotted pot beetleadult Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/Quercusoaks (5-7)
adult adult may be found on flower Euphorbia amygdaloides Wood Spurge Malpighiales: Euphorbiaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Cryptocephalus sexpunctatus/Cryptocephalus sexpunctatus6-spotted pot beetle, six-spotted pot beetleadult Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Euphorbia amygdaloides/Euphorbia amygdaloideswood spurgeflower (5-7)
adult adult grazes on live leaf Populus tremula Aspen Malpighiales: Salicaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Cryptocephalus sexpunctatus/Cryptocephalus sexpunctatus6-spotted pot beetle, six-spotted pot beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus tremula/Populus tremulaaspenliveleaf (5-7)
adult adult grazes on pollen? Populus tremula Aspen Malpighiales: Salicaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Cryptocephalus sexpunctatus/Cryptocephalus sexpunctatus6-spotted pot beetle, six-spotted pot beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus tremula/Populus tremulaaspenpollen? (5-7)
adult adult may be found on Populus tremula Aspen Malpighiales: Salicaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Cryptocephalus sexpunctatus/Cryptocephalus sexpunctatus6-spotted pot beetle, six-spotted pot beetleadult Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus tremula/Populus tremulaaspen (5-7)
adult adult grazes on live leaf Salix euxina x alba = S. x fragilis hybrid crack-willow Malpighiales: Salicaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Cryptocephalus sexpunctatus/Cryptocephalus sexpunctatus6-spotted pot beetle, six-spotted pot beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix euxina x alba = S. x fragilis/Salix euxina x alba = S. x fragilishybrid crack-willowliveleaf (5-7)
adult adult grazes on pollen? Salix euxina x alba = S. x fragilis hybrid crack-willow Malpighiales: Salicaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Cryptocephalus sexpunctatus/Cryptocephalus sexpunctatus6-spotted pot beetle, six-spotted pot beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix euxina x alba = S. x fragilis/Salix euxina x alba = S. x fragilishybrid crack-willowpollen? (5-7)
adult adult may be found on Salix euxina x alba = S. x fragilis hybrid crack-willow Malpighiales: Salicaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Cryptocephalus sexpunctatus/Cryptocephalus sexpunctatus6-spotted pot beetle, six-spotted pot beetleadult Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix euxina x alba = S. x fragilis/Salix euxina x alba = S. x fragilishybrid crack-willow (5-7)
adult adult may be found on Crataegus hawthorns Rosales: Rosaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Cryptocephalus sexpunctatus/Cryptocephalus sexpunctatus6-spotted pot beetle, six-spotted pot beetleadult Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Crataegus/Crataegushawthorns (5-7)
adult adult grazes on live leaf [Broadleaved trees] broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Cryptocephalus sexpunctatus/Cryptocephalus sexpunctatus6-spotted pot beetle, six-spotted pot beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treesliveleaf (5-7)
adult adult grazes on pollen? [Broadleaved trees] broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Cryptocephalus sexpunctatus/Cryptocephalus sexpunctatus6-spotted pot beetle, six-spotted pot beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treespollen? (5-7)
larva larva grazes in mobile case on leaf [Herbaceous Plants]Questionable herbaceous plants Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Cryptocephalus sexpunctatus/Cryptocephalus sexpunctatus6-spotted pot beetle, six-spotted pot beetlelarva Foodplant / mobile cased feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Herbaceous Plants/Herbaceous Plantsherbaceous plants?leaf

Author & YearTitleSource
Bullock, J.A., 1992Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations11a, 24pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society
Cox, M.L., 2007Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland336pp, Pisces Publications

Cryptocephalus sexpunctatus (6-spotted Pot Beetle, Six-spotted Pot Beetle) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Cryptocephalus sexpunctatus (6-spotted Pot Beetle, Six-spotted Pot Beetle) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCryptocephalus sexpunctatus (6-spotted Pot Beetle, Six-spotted Pot Beetle)
GenusCryptocephalus (a genus of leaf beetles)
SubfamilyCRYPTOCEPHALINAE (a subfamily of leaf beetles)
FamilyCHRYSOMELIDAE (leaf and flea beetles)
SuperfamilyCHRYSOMELOIDEA (leaf, longhorn and seed beetles)
Series Cucujiformia (a group of beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cryptocephalus sexpunctatus (6-spotted Pot Beetle, Six-spotted Pot Beetle)

Cryptocephalus sexpunctatus (6-spotted Pot Beetle, Six-spotted Pot Beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Cryptocephalus sexpunctatus (6-spotted Pot Beetle, Six-spotted Pot Beetle):

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