Metatropis rufescens ssp linnaeae
(a stiltbug)

Interactions where Metatropis rufescens ssp linnaeae 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
adult adult sucks sap of Linnaea borealis Twinflower Dipsacales: Caprifoliaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Berytidae/Metatropis rufescens ssp. linnaeae/Metatropis rufescens ssp. linnaeaea stiltbugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Caprifoliaceae/Linnaea borealis/Linnaea borealistwinflower
nymph nymph sucks sap of Linnaea borealis Twinflower Dipsacales: Caprifoliaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Berytidae/Metatropis rufescens ssp. linnaeae/Metatropis rufescens ssp. linnaeaea stiltbugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Caprifoliaceae/Linnaea borealis/Linnaea borealistwinflower

Metatropis rufescens ssp linnaeae (a stiltbug) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Metatropis rufescens ssp linnaeae (a stiltbug) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

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.
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SubspeciesMetatropis rufescens ssp linnaeae (a stiltbug)
SpeciesMetatropis rufescens (a stiltbug)
FamilyBERYTIDAE (stiltbugs)
SuperfamilyLYGAEOIDEA (a superfamily of bugs)
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)

Metatropis rufescens ssp linnaeae (a stiltbug) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Metatropis rufescens ssp linnaeae (a stiltbug):

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