Psylliodes hyoscyami (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Henbane Flea Beetle)

Interactions where Psylliodes hyoscyami 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
imago imago grazes on leaf Hyoscyamus niger Henbane Solanales: Solanaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Psylliodes hyoscyami/Psylliodes hyoscyamihenbane flea beetleimago Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Hyoscyamus niger/Hyoscyamus nigerhenbaneleaf
larva larva grazes on leaf Restricted Hyoscyamus niger Henbane Solanales: Solanaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Psylliodes hyoscyami/Psylliodes hyoscyamihenbane flea beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Hyoscyamus niger/Hyoscyamus nigerhenbaneleafSole

Author & YearTitleSource
Bullock, J.A., 1992Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations11a, 24pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society

Psylliodes hyoscyami (Henbane Flea Beetle) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Psylliodes hyoscyami (Henbane Flea Beetle) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPsylliodes hyoscyami (Henbane Flea Beetle)
GenusPsylliodes (a genus of flea beetles)
TribeAlticini (flea 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 Psylliodes hyoscyami (Henbane Flea Beetle)

Psylliodes hyoscyami (Henbane Flea Beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Psylliodes hyoscyami (Henbane Flea Beetle):

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