Matricaria L.
(a genus of mayweeds)

Interactions where Matricaria 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 Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
is foodplant of larva Questionable Curtonotus aulicus a ground beetle Coleoptera: Carabidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Carabidae/Curtonotus aulicus/Curtonotus aulicusa ground beetlelarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Matricaria/Matricariaa genus of mayweeds? larva feeds on
may have adult Foreign Chrysolina marginata 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/Chrysolina marginata/Chrysolina marginataa leaf beetleadult Plant / resting place / onForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Matricaria/Matricariaa genus of mayweeds (early 8-mid 11,4-)adult may be found on
may have adult Cryptocephalus bilineatus 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 bilineatus/Cryptocephalus bilineatusa leaf beetleadult Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Matricaria/Matricariaa genus of mayweeds (5-)6-9)adult may be found on
is foodplant of larva Olibrus aeneus a smut beetle Coleoptera: Phalacridae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Phalacridae/Olibrus aeneus/Olibrus aeneusa smut beetlelarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Matricaria/Matricariaa genus of mayweeds larva feeds on
is foodplant of Foreign Pseudostyphlus pillumus a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Pseudostyphlus pillumus/Pseudostyphlus pillumusa weevil Foodplant / feeds onForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Matricaria/Matricariaa genus of mayweeds feeds on
capitulum? capitulum? may contain larva ForeignRare Omphalapion beuthini a seed weevil Coleoptera: Apionidae Orthocerous Weevils, Morris, M.G., 1990
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Apionidae/Omphalapion beuthini/Omphalapion beuthinia seed weevillarva Foodplant / internal feederForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Matricaria/Matricariaa genus of mayweedscapitulum?Rare larva feeds within capitulum?
capitulum capitulum may contain larva Questionable Omphalapion hookerorum a seed weevil Coleoptera: Apionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Orthocerous Weevils, Morris, M.G., 1990
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Apionidae/Omphalapion hookerorum/Omphalapion hookeroruma seed weevillarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Matricaria/Matricariaa genus of mayweeds?capitulum larva feeds within capitulum
capitulum capitulum is galled by larva ForeignQuestionable Omphalapion laevigatum a seed weevil Coleoptera: Apionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Orthocerous Weevils, Morris, M.G., 1990
Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Apionidae/Omphalapion laevigatum/Omphalapion laevigatuma seed weevillarva Foodplant / gallForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Matricaria/Matricariaa genus of mayweeds?capitulum larva causes gall of capitulum
flower (live) live flower may have Questionable Haplothrips setiger a thrips Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Phlaeothripidae/Haplothrips setiger/Haplothrips setigera thrips Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Matricaria/Matricariaa genus of mayweeds?liveflower may be found on live flower
inflorescence Rare inflorescence may contain larva Major Napomyza lateralis a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Napomyza lateralis/Napomyza lateralisa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Matricaria/Matricariaa genus of mayweedsinflorescenceMajor larva feeds within inflorescence
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Ochrosis ventralis a flea beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Ochrosis ventralis/Ochrosis ventralisa flea beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Matricaria/Matricariaa genus of mayweedsleaf larva grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by imago Ochrosis ventralis a flea beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Ochrosis ventralis/Ochrosis ventralisa flea beetleimago Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Matricaria/Matricariaa genus of mayweedsleaf imago grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is mined by larva ForeignQuestionable Trypeta zoe Hemp Agrimony Leafminer Diptera: Tephritidae Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), White, I.M., 1988
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Trypeta zoe/Trypeta zoehemp agrimony leafminerlarva Foodplant / minerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Matricaria/Matricariaa genus of mayweeds?leaf larva mines leaf
stem (lower, then rootstock) stem (lower, then rootstock) may contain larva Diplapion confluens a seed weevil Coleoptera: Apionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Orthocerous Weevils, Morris, M.G., 1990
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Apionidae/Diplapion confluens/Diplapion confluensa seed weevillarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Matricaria/Matricariaa genus of mayweedsstem (lower, then rootstock) larva feeds within stem (lower, then rootstock)
stem stem is foodplant of larva Questionable Cheilosia vernalis a hoverfly Diptera: Syrphidae Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe, Rotheray, G.E., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Cheilosia vernalis/Cheilosia vernalisa hoverflylarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Matricaria/Matricariaa genus of mayweeds?stem larva feeds on stem
stem Major stem may contain larva Major Napomyza lateralis a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Napomyza lateralis/Napomyza lateralisa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Matricaria/Matricariaa genus of mayweedsstemMajor larva feeds within stem
stem stem is mined by larva Questionable Ophiomyia curvipalpis a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Ophiomyia curvipalpis/Ophiomyia curvipalpisa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Matricaria/Matricariaa genus of mayweeds?stem larva mines stem
stem stem may house puparium Questionable Ophiomyia curvipalpis a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Ophiomyia curvipalpis/Ophiomyia curvipalpisa leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Matricaria/Matricariaa genus of mayweeds?stem puparium may be found in stem

Author & YearTitleSource
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
Morris, M.G., 1990Orthocerous WeevilsHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 5 Part 16, 108pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Morris, M.G., 2002True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to SmicronychinaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 5, Part 17b, 149pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976ThysanopteraHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 1, part 11, 79pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Rotheray, G.E., 1993Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and EuropeDiperists Digest Dipterists Digest No. 9.
Spencer, K.A., 1972Diptera: AgromyzidaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 5(g), 136pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls95pp, British Plant Gall Society (BPGS)
White, I.M., 1988Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol 10. Part 5a, 134pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Matricaria (a genus of mayweeds) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Matricaria chamomilla
Scented Mayweed
Species 12 trophisms
Matricaria discoidea
Pineapple-weed, Rayless Mayweed
Species 6 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusMatricaria (a genus of mayweeds)
TribeAnthemideae (a tribe of composites)
SubfamilyASTEROIDEAE (“daisies”)
FamilyASTERACEAE (daisies, dandelions and thistles, composite)
OrderASTERALES (daisies, dandelions, thistles and bell flowers)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Matricaria (a genus of mayweeds)

Matricaria (a genus of mayweeds) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Matricaria (a genus of mayweeds):

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