Drepanosiphum platanoidis (Schrank, 1801)
(Monkshood Aphid)

Interactions where Drepanosiphum platanoidis is the controlling partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see '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 bud Acer maples Sapindales: Sapindaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Drepanosiphum platanoidis/Drepanosiphum platanoidismonkshood aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Acer/Acermapleslivebud (spring-summer)
(hypophyllous) hypophyllous sucks sap of live leaf Acer maples Sapindales: Sapindaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Drepanosiphum platanoidis/Drepanosiphum platanoidismonkshood aphidhypophyllous Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Acer/Acermaplesliveleaf (spring-summer)
sucks sap of live bud Major Acer pseudoplatanus Sycamore, Great Maple Sapindales: Sapindaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Aphid Predators, Rotheray, G.E., 1989
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Drepanosiphum platanoidis/Drepanosiphum platanoidismonkshood aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Acer pseudoplatanus/Acer pseudoplatanussycamore, great maplelivebudMajor (spring-summer)
(hypophyllous) hypophyllous sucks sap of live leaf Major Acer pseudoplatanus Sycamore, Great Maple Sapindales: Sapindaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Aphid Predators, Rotheray, G.E., 1989
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Drepanosiphum platanoidis/Drepanosiphum platanoidismonkshood aphidhypophyllous Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Acer pseudoplatanus/Acer pseudoplatanussycamore, great mapleliveleafMajor (spring-summer)

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

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see '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
honeydew may support effuse anamorph colony Cladosporium a genus of dematiaceous hyphomycetes Capnodiales: Cladosporiaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Cladosporiaceae/Cladosporium/Cladosporiuma genus of dematiaceous hyphomyceteseffuseanamorph colony Animal / honeydew feeder /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Drepanosiphum platanoidis/Drepanosiphum platanoidismonkshood aphid effuse anamorph colony feeds on honeydew
honeydew may support effuse, epiphyllous colony of Aureobasidium dematiaceous anamorph Aureobasidium pullulans a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Dothideales: Saccotheciaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Saccotheciaceae/Aureobasidium pullulans/Aureobasidium pullulansa dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffuse, epiphyllouscolonyAureobasidium dematiaceous anamorph Animal / honeydew feeder /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Drepanosiphum platanoidis/Drepanosiphum platanoidismonkshood aphid effuse, epiphyllous colony of Aureobasidium dematiaceous anamorph feeds on honeydew
(live) live may be infected by UK/Ireland Erynia phalloides an entomophagous fungus Entomophthorales: Entomophthoraceae Entomophthorales foray: 10 - 14 September 1982, Exeter University and Norwich, Wilding, N., 1983
/Fungi/Zygomycota/Zygomycetes/Entomophthorales/Entomophthoraceae/Erynia phalloides/Erynia phalloidesan entomophagous fungus Animal / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Drepanosiphum platanoidis/Drepanosiphum platanoidismonkshood aphidlive infects live
(live) live may be infected by UK/Ireland Zoophthora radicans an entomophagous fungus Entomophthorales: Entomophthoraceae Entomophthorales foray: 10 - 14 September 1982, Exeter University and Norwich, Wilding, N., 1983
/Fungi/Zygomycota/Zygomycetes/Entomophthorales/Entomophthoraceae/Zoophthora radicans/Zoophthora radicansan entomophagous fungus Animal / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Drepanosiphum platanoidis/Drepanosiphum platanoidismonkshood aphidlive infects live

Drepanosiphum platanoidis (Monkshood Aphid) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Drepanosiphum platanoidis (Monkshood Aphid) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Rotheray, G.E., 1989Aphid PredatorsNaturalists' Handbooks, 11, 77pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Wilding, N., 1983Entomophthorales foray: 10 - 14 September 1982, Exeter University and NorwichBull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 17 (1): 47-49.
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDrepanosiphum platanoidis (Monkshood Aphid)
GenusDrepanosiphum (a genus 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 Drepanosiphum platanoidis (Monkshood Aphid)

Drepanosiphum platanoidis (Monkshood Aphid) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Drepanosiphum platanoidis (Monkshood Aphid):

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