Chrysolina fastuosa (Scopoli, 1763)
(Dead-nettle Leaf Beetle)

Interactions where Chrysolina fastuosa 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 leaf LAMIACEAE dead-nettles, mints and scented herbs Lamiales Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysolina fastuosa/Chrysolina fastuosadead-nettle leaf beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Lamiaceaedead-nettles, mints and scented herbsleaf (3-12)
larva (diurnal) diurnal larva may be found in fruiting calyx LAMIACEAE dead-nettles, mints and scented herbs Lamiales Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysolina fastuosa/Chrysolina fastuosadead-nettle leaf beetlediurnallarva Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Lamiaceaedead-nettles, mints and scented herbsfruiting calyx
larva (nocturnal) nocturnal larva grazes on leaf LAMIACEAE dead-nettles, mints and scented herbs Lamiales Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysolina fastuosa/Chrysolina fastuosadead-nettle leaf beetlenocturnallarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Lamiaceaedead-nettles, mints and scented herbsleaf
adult adult grazes on leaf Galeopsis hemp-nettles Lamiales: Lamiaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysolina fastuosa/Chrysolina fastuosadead-nettle leaf beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Galeopsis/Galeopsishemp-nettlesleaf (3-12)
larva (diurnal) diurnal larva may be found in fruiting calyx Galeopsis hemp-nettles Lamiales: Lamiaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysolina fastuosa/Chrysolina fastuosadead-nettle leaf beetlediurnallarva Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Galeopsis/Galeopsishemp-nettlesfruiting calyx
larva (nocturnal) nocturnal larva grazes on leaf Galeopsis hemp-nettles Lamiales: Lamiaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysolina fastuosa/Chrysolina fastuosadead-nettle leaf beetlenocturnallarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Galeopsis/Galeopsishemp-nettlesleaf
adult adult grazes on leaf Galeopsis tetrahit agg. common hemp-nettle [agg.] Lamiales: Lamiaceae 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/Chrysolina fastuosa/Chrysolina fastuosadead-nettle leaf beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Galeopsis tetrahit agg./Galeopsis tetrahit agg.common hemp-nettle [agg.]leaf (3-12)
larva (diurnal) diurnal larva may be found in fruiting calyx Galeopsis tetrahit agg. common hemp-nettle [agg.] Lamiales: Lamiaceae 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/Chrysolina fastuosa/Chrysolina fastuosadead-nettle leaf beetlediurnallarva Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Galeopsis tetrahit agg./Galeopsis tetrahit agg.common hemp-nettle [agg.]fruiting calyx
larva (nocturnal) nocturnal larva grazes on leaf Galeopsis tetrahit agg. common hemp-nettle [agg.] Lamiales: Lamiaceae 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/Chrysolina fastuosa/Chrysolina fastuosadead-nettle leaf beetlenocturnallarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Galeopsis tetrahit agg./Galeopsis tetrahit agg.common hemp-nettle [agg.]leaf
adult adult grazes on leaf Lamium dead-nettles Lamiales: Lamiaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysolina fastuosa/Chrysolina fastuosadead-nettle leaf beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Lamium/Lamiumdead-nettlesleaf (3-12)
larva (diurnal) diurnal larva may be found in fruiting calyx Lamium dead-nettles Lamiales: Lamiaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysolina fastuosa/Chrysolina fastuosadead-nettle leaf beetlediurnallarva Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Lamium/Lamiumdead-nettlesfruiting calyx
larva (nocturnal) nocturnal larva grazes on leaf Lamium dead-nettles Lamiales: Lamiaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysolina fastuosa/Chrysolina fastuosadead-nettle leaf beetlenocturnallarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Lamium/Lamiumdead-nettlesleaf
adult adult grazes on leaf Lamium album White Dead-nettle Lamiales: Lamiaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysolina fastuosa/Chrysolina fastuosadead-nettle leaf beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Lamium album/Lamium albumwhite dead-nettleleaf (3-12)
larva (diurnal) diurnal larva may be found in fruiting calyx Lamium album White Dead-nettle Lamiales: Lamiaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysolina fastuosa/Chrysolina fastuosadead-nettle leaf beetlediurnallarva Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Lamium album/Lamium albumwhite dead-nettlefruiting calyx
larva (nocturnal) nocturnal larva grazes on leaf Lamium album White Dead-nettle Lamiales: Lamiaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysolina fastuosa/Chrysolina fastuosadead-nettle leaf beetlenocturnallarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Lamium album/Lamium albumwhite dead-nettleleaf
adult adult may be found on Urtica dioica Common Nettle Rosales: Urticaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysolina fastuosa/Chrysolina fastuosadead-nettle leaf beetleadult Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Urticaceae/Urtica dioica/Urtica dioicacommon nettle (3-12)

Interactions where Chrysolina fastuosa 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 endoparasitoid host of larva Foreign Macquartia grisea a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Macquartia grisea/Macquartia griseaa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysolina fastuosa/Chrysolina fastuosadead-nettle leaf beetle larva is endoparasitoid of

Author & YearTitleSource
Belshaw, R., 1993Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 10, Part 4a(i), 169pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
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

Chrysolina fastuosa (Dead-nettle Leaf Beetle) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Chrysolina fastuosa (Dead-nettle Leaf Beetle) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesChrysolina fastuosa (Dead-nettle Leaf Beetle)
GenusChrysolina (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 Chrysolina fastuosa (Dead-nettle Leaf Beetle)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Cooter, J. & Barclay M.V.L. (eds) 2006 A Coleopterist’s handbook The Amateur Entomolgist, 11, Fourth Edition edition, 439pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society

Chrysolina fastuosa (Dead-nettle Leaf Beetle) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Chrysolina fastuosa (Dead-nettle Leaf Beetle):

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