Galerucella nymphaeae (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Water-lily Leaf Beetle, Water-lily Beetle)

Interactions where Galerucella nymphaeae 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 NYMPHAEACEAE water lilies Nymphaeales Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Galerucella nymphaeae/Galerucella nymphaeaewater-lily leaf beetle, water-lily beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Nymphaeales/Nymphaeaceae/Nymphaeaceaewater liliesliveleaf (5-)
larva larva grazes on live leaf NYMPHAEACEAE water lilies Nymphaeales Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Galerucella nymphaeae/Galerucella nymphaeaewater-lily leaf beetle, water-lily beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Nymphaeales/Nymphaeaceae/Nymphaeaceaewater liliesliveleaf
adult adult grazes on live leaf Nuphar lutea Yellow Water-lily Nymphaeales: Nymphaeaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Galerucella nymphaeae/Galerucella nymphaeaewater-lily leaf beetle, water-lily beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Nymphaeales/Nymphaeaceae/Nuphar lutea/Nuphar luteayellow water-lilyliveleaf
larva larva grazes on live leaf Nuphar lutea Yellow Water-lily Nymphaeales: Nymphaeaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Galerucella nymphaeae/Galerucella nymphaeaewater-lily leaf beetle, water-lily beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Nymphaeales/Nymphaeaceae/Nuphar lutea/Nuphar luteayellow water-lilyliveleaf
adult adult grazes on live leaf Nymphaea alba White Water-lily Nymphaeales: Nymphaeaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Galerucella nymphaeae/Galerucella nymphaeaewater-lily leaf beetle, water-lily beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Nymphaeales/Nymphaeaceae/Nymphaea alba/Nymphaea albawhite water-lilyliveleaf
larva larva grazes on live leaf Nymphaea alba White Water-lily Nymphaeales: Nymphaeaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Galerucella nymphaeae/Galerucella nymphaeaewater-lily leaf beetle, water-lily beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Nymphaeales/Nymphaeaceae/Nymphaea alba/Nymphaea albawhite water-lilyliveleaf

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Bullock, J.A., 1992Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations11a, 24pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society

Galerucella nymphaeae (Water-lily Leaf Beetle, Water-lily Beetle) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Galerucella nymphaeae (Water-lily Leaf Beetle, Water-lily Beetle) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGalerucella nymphaeae (Water-lily Leaf Beetle, Water-lily Beetle)
GenusGalerucella (a genus of leaf beetles)
TribeGalerucini (a tribe of leaf beetles)
SubfamilyGALERUCINAE (a subfamily of leaf and flea 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 Galerucella nymphaeae (Water-lily Leaf Beetle, Water-lily Beetle)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Hodges, D. & Murray, D. WCG - website of the Watford Coleoptera Group thewcg.org.uk/

Galerucella nymphaeae (Water-lily Leaf Beetle, Water-lily 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 Galerucella nymphaeae (Water-lily Leaf Beetle, Water-lily Beetle):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 11 images of Galerucella nymphaeae (Water-lily Leaf Beetle, Water-lily Beetle)
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