Dicyphus errans (Wolff, 1804)
(a plantbug)

Interactions where Dicyphus errans 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 is associated with live Geranium robertianum Herb Robert, Herb-Robert Geraniales: Geraniaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Dicyphus (Dicyphus) errans/Dicyphus (Dicyphus) erransa plantbugadult Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Geraniales/Geraniaceae/Geranium robertianum/Geranium robertianumherb Robert, herb-Robertlive (6-10)
adult adult is associated with live Galeopsis hemp-nettles Lamiales: Lamiaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Dicyphus (Dicyphus) errans/Dicyphus (Dicyphus) erransa plantbugadult Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Galeopsis/Galeopsishemp-nettleslive (6-10)
adult adult is associated with live Stachys sylvatica Hedge Woundwort Lamiales: Lamiaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Dicyphus (Dicyphus) errans/Dicyphus (Dicyphus) erransa plantbugadult Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Stachys sylvatica/Stachys sylvaticahedge woundwortlive (6-10)
adult adult is associated with live Verbascum mulleins Lamiales: Scrophulariaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Dicyphus (Dicyphus) errans/Dicyphus (Dicyphus) erransa plantbugadult Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Scrophulariaceae/Verbascum/Verbascummulleinslive (6-10)
adult adult is associated with live Urtica dioica Common Nettle Rosales: Urticaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Dicyphus (Dicyphus) errans/Dicyphus (Dicyphus) erransa plantbugadult Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Urticaceae/Urtica dioica/Urtica dioicacommon nettlelive (6-10)

Author & YearTitleSource
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959Land and Water Bugs of the British IslesWayside & Woodland Series, 1959 edition, 436pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.

Dicyphus errans (a plantbug) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Dicyphus errans (a plantbug) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDicyphus errans (a plantbug)
GenusDicyphus (a genus of plantbugs)
TribeDicyphini (a tribe of capsid bugs)
SubfamilyMIRINAE (a subfamily of capsid bugs and grass bugs)
FamilyMIRIDAE (capsid bugs, plant bugs, and grassbugs)
SuperfamilyMIROIDEA (a superfamily of bugs)
InfraorderCimicomorpha (an infraorder of bugs)
SuborderHETEROPTERA (true bugs)
OrderHEMIPTERA (bugs)
Division Exopterygota (earwigs, grasshoppers, stoneflies, true bugs, and other insects with wings developing externally)
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 Dicyphus errans (a plantbug)

Dicyphus errans (a plantbug) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Dicyphus errans (a plantbug):

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