Hyperomyzus lactucae (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Currant-sowthistle Aphid)

Interactions where Hyperomyzus lactucae 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
sucks sap of live Foreign Sonchus arvensis Perennial Milk-thistle, Perennial Sow-thistle Asterales: Asteraceae Aphids Recorded on Cultivated Plants in Norway 1946-1962, Fjelddalen, J., 1964
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Hyperomyzus (Hyperomyzus) lactucae/Hyperomyzus (Hyperomyzus) lactucaecurrant-sowthistle aphid Foodplant / sap suckerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Sonchus arvensis/Sonchus arvensisperennial milk-thistle, perennial sow-thistlelive
sucks sap of live Foreign Sonchus asper Prickly Sow-thistle Asterales: Asteraceae Aphids Recorded on Cultivated Plants in Norway 1946-1962, Fjelddalen, J., 1964
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Hyperomyzus (Hyperomyzus) lactucae/Hyperomyzus (Hyperomyzus) lactucaecurrant-sowthistle aphid Foodplant / sap suckerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Sonchus asper/Sonchus asperprickly sow-thistlelive
sucks sap of live, distorted, yellowed leaf (young) Major Ribes nigrum Blackcurrant, Black Currant Saxifragales: Grossulariaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Aphids Recorded on Cultivated Plants in Norway 1946-1962, Fjelddalen, J., 1964
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Hyperomyzus (Hyperomyzus) lactucae/Hyperomyzus (Hyperomyzus) lactucaecurrant-sowthistle aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes nigrum/Ribes nigrumblackcurrant, black currantlive, distorted, yellowedleaf (young)Major (early sporing)
sucks sap of live, distorted, yellowed leaf (young) Minor Ribes rubrum Redcurrant, Red Currant Saxifragales: Grossulariaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Hyperomyzus (Hyperomyzus) lactucae/Hyperomyzus (Hyperomyzus) lactucaecurrant-sowthistle aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes rubrum/Ribes rubrumredcurrant, red currantlive, distorted, yellowedleaf (young)Minor
sucks sap of live, distorted, yellow vein-banded leaf Ribes uva-crispa Gooseberry Saxifragales: Grossulariaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Hyperomyzus (Hyperomyzus) lactucae/Hyperomyzus (Hyperomyzus) lactucaecurrant-sowthistle aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes uva-crispa/Ribes uva-crispagooseberrylive, distorted, yellow vein-bandedleaf (summer)

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Fjelddalen, J., 1964Aphids Recorded on Cultivated Plants in Norway 1946-1962Norsk. Ent. Tidskr. 12: 259-295.

Hyperomyzus lactucae (Currant-sowthistle Aphid) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Hyperomyzus lactucae (Currant-sowthistle Aphid) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHyperomyzus lactucae (Currant-sowthistle Aphid)
GenusHyperomyzus (a genus of aphids)
FamilyAPHIDIDAE (greenfly)
SuperfamilyAPHIDOIDEA (aphids)
SuborderSTERNORRHYNCHA (a suborder of 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 Hyperomyzus lactucae (Currant-sowthistle Aphid)

Hyperomyzus lactucae (Currant-sowthistle Aphid) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Hyperomyzus lactucae (Currant-sowthistle Aphid):

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