Pyrrhalta viburni (Paykull, 1799)
(Viburnum Leaf Beetle)

Interactions where Pyrrhalta viburni 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 Viburnum lantana Wayfaring Tree, Wayfaring-tree Dipsacales: Adoxaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Pyrrhalta viburni/Pyrrhalta viburniviburnum leaf beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Adoxaceae/Viburnum lantana/Viburnum lantanawayfaring tree, wayfaring-treeliveleaf (7-)
larva larva grazes on live leaf Viburnum lantana Wayfaring Tree, Wayfaring-tree Dipsacales: Adoxaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Pyrrhalta viburni/Pyrrhalta viburniviburnum leaf beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Adoxaceae/Viburnum lantana/Viburnum lantanawayfaring tree, wayfaring-treeliveleaf (5-6)
adult adult grazes on live leaf Viburnum opulus Guelder Rose, Guelder-rose Dipsacales: Adoxaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Pyrrhalta viburni/Pyrrhalta viburniviburnum leaf beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Adoxaceae/Viburnum opulus/Viburnum opulusguelder rose, guelder-roseliveleaf (7-)
larva larva grazes on live leaf Viburnum opulus Guelder Rose, Guelder-rose Dipsacales: Adoxaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Pyrrhalta viburni/Pyrrhalta viburniviburnum leaf beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Adoxaceae/Viburnum opulus/Viburnum opulusguelder rose, guelder-roseliveleaf (5-6)
adult adult grazes on live leaf Viburnum tinus Laurustinus Dipsacales: Adoxaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Pyrrhalta viburni/Pyrrhalta viburniviburnum leaf beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Adoxaceae/Viburnum tinus/Viburnum tinuslaurustinusliveleaf (7-)
larva larva grazes on live leaf Viburnum tinus Laurustinus Dipsacales: Adoxaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Pyrrhalta viburni/Pyrrhalta viburniviburnum leaf beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Adoxaceae/Viburnum tinus/Viburnum tinuslaurustinusliveleaf (5-6)

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

Pyrrhalta viburni (Viburnum Leaf Beetle) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Pyrrhalta viburni (Viburnum Leaf Beetle) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPyrrhalta viburni (Viburnum Leaf Beetle)
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 Pyrrhalta viburni (Viburnum Leaf Beetle)

Pyrrhalta viburni (Viburnum Leaf Beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Pyrrhalta viburni (Viburnum Leaf Beetle):

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