Bromius obscurus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(a leaf beetle)

Interactions where Bromius obscurus 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 leaf Petasites japonicus Giant Butterbur Asterales: Asteraceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bromius obscurus/Bromius obscurusa leaf beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Petasites japonicus/Petasites japonicusgiant butterburliveleaf (5-10)
larva (communal) communal larva feeds on roots Petasites japonicus Giant Butterbur Asterales: Asteraceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bromius obscurus/Bromius obscurusa leaf beetlecommunallarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Petasites japonicus/Petasites japonicusgiant butterburroots
adult adult grazes on live leaf Major Chamerion angustifolium Rosebay Willowherb Myrtales: Onagraceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bromius obscurus/Bromius obscurusa leaf beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Onagraceae/Chamerion angustifolium/Chamerion angustifoliumrosebay willowherbliveleafMajor (5-10)
larva (communal) communal larva feeds on roots Major Chamerion angustifolium Rosebay Willowherb Myrtales: Onagraceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bromius obscurus/Bromius obscurusa leaf beetlecommunallarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Onagraceae/Chamerion angustifolium/Chamerion angustifoliumrosebay willowherbrootsMajor
adult adult grazes on live leaf Major Epilobium willow-herbs Myrtales: Onagraceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bromius obscurus/Bromius obscurusa leaf beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Onagraceae/Epilobium/Epilobiumwillow-herbsliveleafMajor (5-10)
larva (communal) communal larva feeds on roots Major Epilobium willow-herbs Myrtales: Onagraceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bromius obscurus/Bromius obscurusa leaf beetlecommunallarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Onagraceae/Epilobium/Epilobiumwillow-herbsrootsMajor
adult adult grazes on live leaf Vitis vinifera Grape-vine Vitales: Vitaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bromius obscurus/Bromius obscurusa leaf beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Vitales/Vitaceae/Vitis vinifera/Vitis viniferagrape-vineliveleaf (5-10)
larva (communal) communal larva feeds on roots Vitis vinifera Grape-vine Vitales: Vitaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bromius obscurus/Bromius obscurusa leaf beetlecommunallarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Vitales/Vitaceae/Vitis vinifera/Vitis viniferagrape-vineroots

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

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBromius obscurus (a leaf beetle)
SubfamilyEUMOLPINAE (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 Bromius obscurus (a leaf beetle)

Bromius obscurus (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 Bromius obscurus (a leaf beetle):

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