Eysarcoris venustissimus (Schrank, 1776)
(Woundwort Shieldbug)

Interactions where Eysarcoris venustissimus 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
nymph nymph sucks sap of ripening fruit UK/Ireland Heracleum sphondylium Hogweed, Kecks Apiales: Apiaceae Some foods of Heteroptera larvae in the wild, Hawkins, R.D., 1985
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pentatomidae/Eysarcoris venustissimus/Eysarcoris venustissimuswoundwort shieldbugnymph Foodplant / sap suckerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Heracleum sphondylium/Heracleum sphondyliumhogweed, kecksripeningfruit (8+)
nymph nymph sucks sap of Lamium album White Dead-nettle Lamiales: Lamiaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pentatomidae/Eysarcoris venustissimus/Eysarcoris venustissimuswoundwort shieldbugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Lamium album/Lamium albumwhite dead-nettle
adult adult sucks sap of Major Stachys sylvatica Hedge Woundwort Lamiales: Lamiaceae Some foods of Heteroptera larvae in the wild, Hawkins, R.D., 1985
Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pentatomidae/Eysarcoris venustissimus/Eysarcoris venustissimuswoundwort shieldbugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Stachys sylvatica/Stachys sylvaticahedge woundwortMajor
nymph nymph sucks sap of ripening fruit UK/IrelandMajor Stachys sylvatica Hedge Woundwort Lamiales: Lamiaceae Some foods of Heteroptera larvae in the wild, Hawkins, R.D., 1985
Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pentatomidae/Eysarcoris venustissimus/Eysarcoris venustissimuswoundwort shieldbugnymph Foodplant / sap suckerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Stachys sylvatica/Stachys sylvaticahedge woundwortripeningfruitMajor (before 8)
nymph nymph sucks sap of ripening fruit UK/Ireland Urtica nettles Rosales: Urticaceae Some foods of Heteroptera larvae in the wild, Hawkins, R.D., 1985
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pentatomidae/Eysarcoris venustissimus/Eysarcoris venustissimuswoundwort shieldbugnymph Foodplant / sap suckerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Urticaceae/Urtica/Urticanettlesripeningfruit (8+)

Author & YearTitleSource
Hawkins, R.D., 1985Some foods of Heteroptera larvae in the wildHet News No 6: 3.
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959Land and Water Bugs of the British IslesWayside & Woodland Series, 1959 edition, 436pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.

Eysarcoris venustissimus (Woundwort Shieldbug) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Eysarcoris venustissimus (Woundwort Shieldbug) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEysarcoris venustissimus (Woundwort Shieldbug)
GenusEysarcoris (a genus of bugs)
FamilyPENTATOMIDAE (a family of shieldbugs)
SuperfamilyPENTATOMOIDEA (shieldbugs)
InfraorderPentatomomorpha (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 Eysarcoris venustissimus (Woundwort Shieldbug)

Eysarcoris venustissimus (Woundwort Shieldbug) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Eysarcoris venustissimus (Woundwort Shieldbug):

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