Eurydema oleracea (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Brassica Bug, Cabbage Bug)

Interactions where Eurydema oleracea 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
nymph nymph is predator of adult INSECTA true insects Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pentatomidae/Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea/Eurydema (Eurydema) oleraceabrassica bug, cabbage bugnymph Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Insectatrue insectsadult
nymph nymph is predator of larva INSECTA true insects Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pentatomidae/Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea/Eurydema (Eurydema) oleraceabrassica bug, cabbage bugnymph Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Insectatrue insectslarva
nymph nymph is predator of egg INSECTA true insects Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pentatomidae/Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea/Eurydema (Eurydema) oleraceabrassica bug, cabbage bugnymph Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Insectatrue insectsegg
adult adult sucks sap of BRASSICACEAE cabbages, cresses etc. Brassicales Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pentatomidae/Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea/Eurydema (Eurydema) oleraceabrassica bug, cabbage bugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassicaceaecabbages, cresses etc.
nymph nymph sucks sap of seed BRASSICACEAE cabbages, cresses etc. Brassicales Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pentatomidae/Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea/Eurydema (Eurydema) oleraceabrassica bug, cabbage bugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassicaceaecabbages, cresses etc.seed
adult adult sucks sap of Major Alliaria petiolata Garlic Mustard, Jack By The Hedge, Hedge Garlic Brassicales: Brassicaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pentatomidae/Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea/Eurydema (Eurydema) oleraceabrassica bug, cabbage bugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Alliaria petiolata/Alliaria petiolatagarlic mustard, Jack by the hedge, hedge garlicMajor
nymph nymph sucks sap of seed Major Alliaria petiolata Garlic Mustard, Jack By The Hedge, Hedge Garlic Brassicales: Brassicaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pentatomidae/Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea/Eurydema (Eurydema) oleraceabrassica bug, cabbage bugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Alliaria petiolata/Alliaria petiolatagarlic mustard, Jack by the hedge, hedge garlicseedMajor
adult adult sucks sap of Armoracia rusticana Horse Radish, Horse-radish Brassicales: Brassicaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pentatomidae/Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea/Eurydema (Eurydema) oleraceabrassica bug, cabbage bugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Armoracia rusticana/Armoracia rusticanahorse radish, horse-radish
nymph nymph sucks sap of seed Armoracia rusticana Horse Radish, Horse-radish Brassicales: Brassicaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pentatomidae/Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea/Eurydema (Eurydema) oleraceabrassica bug, cabbage bugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Armoracia rusticana/Armoracia rusticanahorse radish, horse-radishseed
adult adult sucks sap of Raphanus raphanistrum Wild Radish Brassicales: Brassicaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pentatomidae/Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea/Eurydema (Eurydema) oleraceabrassica bug, cabbage bugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Raphanus raphanistrum/Raphanus raphanistrumwild radish
nymph nymph sucks sap of seed Raphanus raphanistrum Wild Radish Brassicales: Brassicaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pentatomidae/Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea/Eurydema (Eurydema) oleraceabrassica bug, cabbage bugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Raphanus raphanistrum/Raphanus raphanistrumwild radishseed

Author & YearTitleSource
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959Land and Water Bugs of the British IslesWayside & Woodland Series, 1959 edition, 436pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.

Eurydema oleracea (Brassica Bug, Cabbage Bug) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Eurydema oleracea (Brassica Bug, Cabbage Bug) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEurydema oleracea (Brassica Bug, Cabbage Bug)
GenusEurydema (a genus of shieldbugs)
SubfamilyPENTATOMINAE (a subfamily of phytophagous shield bugs)
FamilyPENTATOMIDAE (a family of shieldbugs)
SuperfamilyPENTATOMOIDEA (shieldbugs)
InfraorderPentatomomorpha (an infraorder of bugs)
SuborderHETEROPTERA (true 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 Eurydema oleracea (Brassica Bug, Cabbage Bug)

Eurydema oleracea (Brassica Bug, Cabbage Bug) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Eurydema oleracea (Brassica Bug, Cabbage Bug):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 4 images of Eurydema oleracea (Brassica Bug, Cabbage Bug)
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