Spergularia (Pers.) J. Presl & C. Presl
(spurreys)

Interactions where Spergularia is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

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

Filters:

Affected Part 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 Summary
is foodplant of Gronops lunatus a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Gronops lunatus/Gronops lunatusa weevil Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Spergularia/Spergulariaspurreys feeds on
is foodplant of larva Sibinia arenariae a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Sibinia arenariae/Sibinia arenariaea weevillarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Spergularia/Spergulariaspurreys larva feeds on
is foodplant of larva Sibinia primita a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Sibinia primita/Sibinia primitaa weevillarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Spergularia/Spergulariaspurreys larva feeds on
has sap sucked by adult Syromastus rhombeus Rhombic Leatherbug Hemiptera: Coreidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coreidae/Syromastus rhombeus/Syromastus rhombeusrhombic leatherbugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Spergularia/Spergulariaspurreys adult sucks sap of
has sap sucked by nymph Syromastus rhombeus Rhombic Leatherbug Hemiptera: Coreidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coreidae/Syromastus rhombeus/Syromastus rhombeusrhombic leatherbugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Spergularia/Spergulariaspurreys nymph sucks sap of
bud has sap sucked by Rhopalus parumpunctatus a rhopalid bug Hemiptera: Rhopalidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Rhopalidae/Rhopalus (Rhopalus) parumpunctatus/Rhopalus (Rhopalus) parumpunctatusa rhopalid bug Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Spergularia/Spergulariaspurreysbud sucks sap of bud
seed has sap sucked by Rhopalus parumpunctatus a rhopalid bug Hemiptera: Rhopalidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Rhopalidae/Rhopalus (Rhopalus) parumpunctatus/Rhopalus (Rhopalus) parumpunctatusa rhopalid bug Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Spergularia/Spergulariaspurreysseed sucks sap of seed
flower flower is grazed by larva UK/Ireland Hypera arator a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Hypera arator/Hypera aratora weevillarva Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Spergularia/Spergulariaspurreysflower larva grazes on flower
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Restricted Cassida vittata Bordered Tortoise Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Cassida vittata/Cassida vittatabordered tortoise beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Spergularia/SpergulariaspurreysleafSole larva grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by imago Cassida vittata Bordered Tortoise Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Cassida vittata/Cassida vittatabordered tortoise beetleimago Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Spergularia/Spergulariaspurreysleaf imago grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by larva UK/Ireland Hypera arator a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Hypera arator/Hypera aratora weevillarva Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Spergularia/Spergulariaspurreysleaf larva grazes on leaf

Author & YearTitleSource
Bullock, J.A., 1992Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations11a, 24pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society
Morris, M.G., 2002True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to SmicronychinaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 5, Part 17b, 149pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959Land and Water Bugs of the British IslesWayside & Woodland Series, 1959 edition, 436pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.

Spergularia (spurreys) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Spergularia marina
Lesser Sea-spurrey
Species 7 trophisms
Spergularia media
Greater Sea-spurrey
Species 6 trophisms
Spergularia rubra
Sand Spurrey
Species 5 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusSpergularia (spurreys)
FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE (chickweeds, stitchworts and campions, carnation)
OrderCARYOPHYLLALES (pinks, goosefoots and docks)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Spergularia (spurreys)

Spergularia (spurreys) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Spergularia (spurreys):

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