Rhacognathus punctatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Heather Bug, Heather Shieldbug)

Interactions where Rhacognathus punctatus 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 predator of larva Phaedon cochleariae Mustard Beetle, Watercress Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pentatomidae/Rhacognathus punctatus/Rhacognathus punctatusheather bug, heather shieldbug Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Phaedon cochleariae/Phaedon cochleariaemustard beetle, watercress beetlelarva
is predator of larva Lochmaea caprea Willow Leaf Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pentatomidae/Rhacognathus punctatus/Rhacognathus punctatusheather bug, heather shieldbug Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Lochmaea caprea/Lochmaea capreawillow leaf beetlelarva
is predator of larva Major Lochmaea suturalis Heather Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pentatomidae/Rhacognathus punctatus/Rhacognathus punctatusheather bug, heather shieldbug Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Lochmaea suturalis/Lochmaea suturalisheather beetlelarvaMajor

Author & YearTitleSource
Cox, M.L., 2007Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland336pp, Pisces Publications
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959Land and Water Bugs of the British IslesWayside & Woodland Series, 1959 edition, 436pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.

Rhacognathus punctatus (Heather Bug, Heather Shieldbug) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Rhacognathus punctatus (Heather Bug, Heather Shieldbug) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRhacognathus punctatus (Heather Bug, Heather Shieldbug)
SubfamilyAMYOTEINAE (predatory shieldbugs)
FamilyPENTATOMIDAE (a family of shieldbugs)
SuperfamilyPENTATOMOIDEA (shieldbugs)
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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Rhacognathus punctatus (Heather Bug, Heather Shieldbug)

Rhacognathus punctatus (Heather Bug, Heather Shieldbug) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Rhacognathus punctatus (Heather Bug, Heather Shieldbug):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 2 images of Rhacognathus punctatus (Heather Bug, Heather Shieldbug)
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