Orthotylus bilineatus (Fallén, 1807)
(a plantbug or grassbug)

Interactions where Orthotylus bilineatus 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
is associated with UK/IrelandMinor Populus alba x tremula = P. x canescens grey poplar Malpighiales: Salicaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Orthotylus (Pseudorthotylus) bilineatus/Orthotylus (Pseudorthotylus) bilineatusa plantbug or grassbug Plant / associateUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus alba x tremula = P. x canescens/Populus alba x tremula = P. x canescensgrey poplarMinor
is associated with UK/IrelandMajor Populus tremula Aspen Malpighiales: Salicaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Orthotylus (Pseudorthotylus) bilineatus/Orthotylus (Pseudorthotylus) bilineatusa plantbug or grassbug Plant / associateUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus tremula/Populus tremulaaspenMajor

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.

Orthotylus bilineatus (a plantbug or grassbug) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Orthotylus bilineatus (a plantbug or grassbug) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesOrthotylus bilineatus (a plantbug or grassbug)
GenusOrthotylus (a genus of capsid bugs)
TribeOrthotylini (a tribe of capsid bugs)
SubfamilyORTHOTYLINAE (a subfamily of capsid bugs)
FamilyMIRIDAE (capsid bugs, plant bugs, and grassbugs)
SuperfamilyMIROIDEA (a superfamily of bugs)
InfraorderCimicomorpha (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 Orthotylus bilineatus (a plantbug or grassbug)

Orthotylus bilineatus (a plantbug or grassbug) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Orthotylus bilineatus (a plantbug or grassbug):

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