Phaedon armoraciae (Linnaeus, 1758)
(a mustard beetle)

Interactions where Phaedon armoraciae 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 grazes on live, perforated leaf Myosotis secunda Creeping Forget-me-not Boraginaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Phaedon armoraciae/Phaedon armoraciaea mustard beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Boraginaceae/Myosotis secunda/Myosotis secundacreeping forget-me-notlive, perforatedleaf (5-11)
adult adult grazes on live, perforated leaf Cochlearia scurvygrasses Brassicales: Brassicaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Phaedon armoraciae/Phaedon armoraciaea mustard beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Cochlearia/Cochleariascurvygrasseslive, perforatedleaf (5-11)
adult adult grazes on live, perforated leaf Rorippa yellow-cresses and water-cresses Brassicales: Brassicaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Phaedon armoraciae/Phaedon armoraciaea mustard beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Rorippa/Rorippayellow-cresses and water-cresseslive, perforatedleaf (5-11)
adult adult grazes on live, perforated leaf UK/Ireland Montia fontana Blinks Caryophyllales: Montiaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Phaedon armoraciae/Phaedon armoraciaea mustard beetleadult Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Montiaceae/Montia fontana/Montia fontanablinkslive, perforatedleaf (5-11)
adult adult grazes on live, perforated leaf Ceratophyllum demersum Rigid Hornwort Ceratophyllales: Ceratophyllaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Phaedon armoraciae/Phaedon armoraciaea mustard beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ceratophyllales/Ceratophyllaceae/Ceratophyllum demersum/Ceratophyllum demersumrigid hornwortlive, perforatedleaf (5-11)
adult adult grazes on live, perforated leaf Callitriche water-starworts Lamiales: Plantaginaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Phaedon armoraciae/Phaedon armoraciaea mustard beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Callitriche/Callitrichewater-starwortslive, perforatedleaf (5-11)
adult adult grazes on live, perforated leaf Hippuris vulgaris Mare’s Tail, Mare’s-tail Lamiales: Plantaginaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Phaedon armoraciae/Phaedon armoraciaea mustard beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Hippuris vulgaris/Hippuris vulgarismare's tail, mare's-taillive, perforatedleaf (5-11)
adult adult grazes on live, perforated leaf Veronica beccabunga Brooklime Lamiales: Plantaginaceae 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/Phaedon armoraciae/Phaedon armoraciaea mustard beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Veronica beccabunga/Veronica beccabungabrooklimelive, perforatedleaf (5-11)
larva larva grazes on live leaf Restricted Veronica beccabunga Brooklime Lamiales: Plantaginaceae 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/Phaedon armoraciae/Phaedon armoraciaea mustard beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Veronica beccabunga/Veronica beccabungabrooklimeliveleafSole (-early 9)
adult adult grazes on live, perforated leaf Veronica scutellata Marsh Speedwell Lamiales: Plantaginaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Phaedon armoraciae/Phaedon armoraciaea mustard beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Veronica scutellata/Veronica scutellatamarsh speedwelllive, perforatedleaf (5-11)
adult adult may be found on flower Minor Caltha palustris Marsh-marigold Ranunculales: Ranunculaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Phaedon armoraciae/Phaedon armoraciaea mustard beetleadult Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Caltha palustris/Caltha palustrismarsh-marigoldflowerMinor (6-7)
adult adult may be found on flower Minor Ranunculus omiophyllus Round-leaved Crowfoot Ranunculales: Ranunculaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Phaedon armoraciae/Phaedon armoraciaea mustard beetleadult Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus omiophyllus/Ranunculus omiophyllusround-leaved crowfootflowerMinor (6-7)

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

Phaedon armoraciae (a mustard beetle) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Phaedon armoraciae (a mustard beetle) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPhaedon armoraciae (a mustard beetle)
GenusPhaedon (a genus of leaf beetles)
SubfamilyCHRYSOMELINAE (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 Phaedon armoraciae (a mustard beetle)

Phaedon armoraciae (a mustard beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Phaedon armoraciae (a mustard beetle):

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