Zeugophora flavicollis (Marsham, 1802)
(a leaf beetle)

Interactions where Zeugophora flavicollis 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 leaf of tree (at least 8m in height) Populus nigra Black-poplar Malpighiales: Salicaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Megalopodidae/Zeugophora flavicollis/Zeugophora flavicollisa leaf beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus nigra/Populus nigrablack-poplarleaftree (at least 8m in height) (8-10,5-7)
larva larva mines leaf of tree (at least 8m in height) Populus nigra Black-poplar Malpighiales: Salicaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Megalopodidae/Zeugophora flavicollis/Zeugophora flavicollisa leaf beetlelarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus nigra/Populus nigrablack-poplarleaftree (at least 8m in height)
adult adult grazes on leaf of tree (at least 8m in height) Populus nigra x deltoides = P. x canadensis hybrid black poplar, hybrid black-poplar Malpighiales: Salicaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Megalopodidae/Zeugophora flavicollis/Zeugophora flavicollisa leaf beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus nigra x deltoides = P. x canadensis/Populus nigra x deltoides = P. x canadensishybrid black poplar, hybrid black-poplarleaftree (at least 8m in height) (8-10,5-7)
adult adult grazes on leaf of tree (at least 8m in height) Major Populus tremula Aspen Malpighiales: Salicaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Megalopodidae/Zeugophora flavicollis/Zeugophora flavicollisa leaf beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus tremula/Populus tremulaaspenleaftree (at least 8m in height)Major (8-10,5-7)
larva larva mines leaf of tree (at least 8m in height) Populus tremula Aspen Malpighiales: Salicaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Megalopodidae/Zeugophora flavicollis/Zeugophora flavicollisa leaf beetlelarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus tremula/Populus tremulaaspenleaftree (at least 8m in height)
adult adult grazes on leaf of tree (at least 8m in height) Salix alba White Willow Malpighiales: Salicaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Megalopodidae/Zeugophora flavicollis/Zeugophora flavicollisa leaf beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix alba/Salix albawhite willowleaftree (at least 8m in height) (8-10,5-7)
adult adult grazes on leaf of tree (at least 8m in height) Salix caprea Goat Willow, Sallow Malpighiales: Salicaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Megalopodidae/Zeugophora flavicollis/Zeugophora flavicollisa leaf beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix caprea/Salix capreagoat willow, sallowleaftree (at least 8m in height) (8-10,5-7)

Author & YearTitleSource
Bullock, J.A., 1992Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations11a, 24pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society
Cox, M.L., 2007Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland336pp, Pisces Publications

Zeugophora flavicollis (a leaf beetle) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Zeugophora flavicollis (a leaf beetle) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesZeugophora flavicollis (a leaf beetle)
GenusZeugophora (a genus of leaf beetles)
FamilyMEGALOPODIDAE (a family of leaf 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 Zeugophora flavicollis (a leaf beetle)

Zeugophora flavicollis (a 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 Zeugophora flavicollis (a leaf beetle):

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