Interactions where Euphorbia 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').
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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
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Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon
Indoors etc
Season
Summary
has sap sucked by adult
Dicranocephalus agilis a spurgebug
Hemiptera: Stenocephalidae
Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles , Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Stenocephalidae/Dicranocephalus agilis/ Dicranocephalus agilis a spurgebug adult
Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Euphorbia/ Euphorbia spurges adult sucks sap of
has sap sucked by nymph
Dicranocephalus agilis a spurgebug
Hemiptera: Stenocephalidae
Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles , Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Stenocephalidae/Dicranocephalus agilis/ Dicranocephalus agilis a spurgebug nymph
Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Euphorbia/ Euphorbia spurges nymph sucks sap of
(live)
live is parasitised by sporangium
Peronospora euphorbiae a downy mildew
Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook , Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Peronospora euphorbiae/ Peronospora euphorbiae a downy mildew sporangium
Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Euphorbia/ Euphorbia spurges live sporangium parasitises live
flower (live)
live flower is grazed by adult
Cryptocephalus moraei a leaf beetle
Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae
Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland , Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Cryptocephalus moraei/ Cryptocephalus moraei a leaf beetle adult
Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Euphorbia/ Euphorbia spurges live flower (5-9) adult grazes on live flower
leaf
leaf is grazed by larva
Aphthona atrocaerulea a flea beetle
Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae
Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations , Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Aphthona atrocaerulea/ Aphthona atrocaerulea a flea beetle larva
Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Euphorbia/ Euphorbia spurges leaf larva grazes on leaf
leaf
leaf is grazed by larva
Aphthona euphorbiae Large Flax Flea Beetle
Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae
Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations , Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Aphthona euphorbiae/ Aphthona euphorbiae large flax flea beetle larva
Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Euphorbia/ Euphorbia spurges leaf larva grazes on leaf
leaf
leaf is grazed by larva
Aphthona melancholica a flea beetle
Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae
Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations , Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Aphthona melancholica/ Aphthona melancholica a flea beetle larva
Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Euphorbia/ Euphorbia spurges leaf larva grazes on leaf
leaf (live)
live leaf is spotted by
Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. poinsettiicola a plant pathogenic bacterium
Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. poinsettiicola – bacterial angular leaf spot of poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima )
/Proteobacteria/Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. poinsettiicola/ Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. poinsettiicola a plant pathogenic bacterium Foodplant / spot causer Foreign
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Euphorbia/ Euphorbia spurges live leaf causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live)
live leaf is grazed by adult
Cryptocephalus moraei a leaf beetle
Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae
Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland , Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Cryptocephalus moraei/ Cryptocephalus moraei a leaf beetle adult
Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Euphorbia/ Euphorbia spurges live leaf (5-9) adult grazes on live leaf
shoot tip
shoot tip is galled by larva
Spurgia euphorbiae a gall midge
Diptera: Cecidomyiidae
Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls , Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Spurgia euphorbiae/ Spurgia euphorbiae a gall midge larva
Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Euphorbia/ Euphorbia spurges shoot tip Sole
larva causes gall of shoot tip
NBN (data.nbn.org.uk)
has a distribution map for Euphorbia (spurges)
BioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk)
has 118 images of Euphorbia (spurges)
