Aphis grossulariae Kaltenbach, 1843
(Gooseberry Aphid)

Interactions where Aphis grossulariae 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 Epilobium willow-herbs Myrtales: Onagraceae 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/Aphis (Bursaphis) grossulariae/Aphis (Bursaphis) grossulariaegooseberry aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Onagraceae/Epilobium/Epilobiumwillow-herbslive (summer)
causes swelling of curled leaf Foreign Ribes nigrum Blackcurrant, Black Currant Saxifragales: Grossulariaceae Aphids Recorded on Cultivated Plants in Norway 1946-1962, Fjelddalen, J., 1964
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Aphis (Bursaphis) grossulariae/Aphis (Bursaphis) grossulariaegooseberry aphid Foodplant / false gallForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes nigrum/Ribes nigrumblackcurrant, black currantcurledleaf (winter)
causes swelling of curled leaf Major Ribes uva-crispa Gooseberry 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
Aphid Predators, Rotheray, G.E., 1989
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Aphis (Bursaphis) grossulariae/Aphis (Bursaphis) grossulariaegooseberry aphid Foodplant / false gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes uva-crispa/Ribes uva-crispagooseberrycurledleafMajor (winter)

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.
Rotheray, G.E., 1989Aphid PredatorsNaturalists' Handbooks, 11, 77pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Aphis grossulariae (Gooseberry Aphid) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Aphis grossulariae (Gooseberry Aphid) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAphis grossulariae (Gooseberry Aphid)
GenusAphis (a genus of aphids)
TribeAphidini (a tribe of aphids)
SubfamilyAPHIDINAE (a subfamily 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 Aphis grossulariae (Gooseberry Aphid)

Aphis grossulariae (Gooseberry Aphid) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Aphis grossulariae (Gooseberry Aphid):

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