Zeugophora subspinosa (Fabricius, 1781)
(a leaf beetle)

Interactions where Zeugophora subspinosa 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
larva larva mines leaf of sapling Populus poplars Malpighiales: Salicaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Megalopodidae/Zeugophora subspinosa/Zeugophora subspinosaa leaf beetlelarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus/Populuspoplarsleafsapling (early 6-mid 7)
adult adult grazes on leaf of sapling Populus albaQuestionable White Poplar Malpighiales: Salicaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Megalopodidae/Zeugophora subspinosa/Zeugophora subspinosaa leaf beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus alba/Populus albawhite poplar?leafsapling (mid 8-9,5-12)
adult adult grazes on leaf of sapling Populus alba x tremula = P. x canescens grey poplar Malpighiales: Salicaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Megalopodidae/Zeugophora subspinosa/Zeugophora subspinosaa leaf beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus alba x tremula = P. x canescens/Populus alba x tremula = P. x canescensgrey poplarleafsapling (mid 8-9,5-12)
adult adult grazes on leaf of sapling Populus nigra Black-poplar Malpighiales: Salicaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Megalopodidae/Zeugophora subspinosa/Zeugophora subspinosaa leaf beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus nigra/Populus nigrablack-poplarleafsapling (mid 8-9,5-12)
adult adult grazes on leaf of sapling Major Populus tremula Aspen Malpighiales: Salicaceae 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/Megalopodidae/Zeugophora subspinosa/Zeugophora subspinosaa leaf beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus tremula/Populus tremulaaspenleafsaplingMajor (mid 8-9,5-12)
larva larva mines leaf of sapling Major Populus tremula Aspen Malpighiales: Salicaceae 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/Megalopodidae/Zeugophora subspinosa/Zeugophora subspinosaa leaf beetlelarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus tremula/Populus tremulaaspenleafsaplingMajor (early 6-mid 7)
adult adult grazes on leaf of sapling Populus trichocarpa Western Balsam-poplar Malpighiales: Salicaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Megalopodidae/Zeugophora subspinosa/Zeugophora subspinosaa leaf beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus trichocarpa/Populus trichocarpawestern balsam-poplarleafsapling (mid 8-9,5-12)
adult adult grazes on leaf of sapling Salix willows Malpighiales: Salicaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Megalopodidae/Zeugophora subspinosa/Zeugophora subspinosaa leaf beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix/Salixwillowsleafsapling (mid 8-9,5-12)
larva larva mines leaf of sapling Salix willows Malpighiales: Salicaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Megalopodidae/Zeugophora subspinosa/Zeugophora subspinosaa leaf beetlelarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix/Salixwillowsleafsapling (early 6-mid 7)

Interactions where Zeugophora subspinosa 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
larva is taken to the nest of female UK/IrelandRestricted Symmorphus connexus a potter wasp or mason wasp Hymenoptera: Vespidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Vespidae/Symmorphus connexus/Symmorphus connexusa potter wasp or mason waspfemale Animal / predator / stocks nest withUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Megalopodidae/Zeugophora subspinosa/Zeugophora subspinosaa leaf beetlelarvaSole female stocks nest with larva
larva is parasitoid host of Meteorus brevicauda a braconid wasp Hymenoptera: Braconidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Braconidae/Meteorus brevicauda/Meteorus brevicaudaa braconid wasp Animal / parasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Megalopodidae/Zeugophora subspinosa/Zeugophora subspinosaa leaf beetlelarva is parasitoid of larva
larva is parasitoid host of larva Scambus inanis a pimpline ichneumon wasp Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Ichneumonidae/Scambus inanis/Scambus inanisa pimpline ichneumon wasplarva Animal / parasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Megalopodidae/Zeugophora subspinosa/Zeugophora subspinosaa leaf beetlelarva larva is parasitoid of larva

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
Macdonald, M.A., 2007Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates

Zeugophora subspinosa (a leaf beetle) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Zeugophora subspinosa (a leaf beetle) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesZeugophora subspinosa (a leaf beetle)
GenusZeugophora (a genus of leaf beetles)
FamilyMEGALOPODIDAE (a family of leaf 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 Zeugophora subspinosa (a leaf beetle)

Zeugophora subspinosa (a leaf beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Zeugophora subspinosa (a leaf beetle):

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