Brachypterus urticae (Fabricius, 1792)
(Nettle Pollen Beetle)

Interactions where Brachypterus urticae 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
larva larva feeds on Urtica nettles Rosales: Urticaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Kateretidae/Brachypterus urticae/Brachypterus urticaenettle pollen beetlelarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Urticaceae/Urtica/Urticanettles

Interactions where Brachypterus urticae is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part 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 Summary
elytron (live) live elytron of adult is ectoparasitised by ascoma UK/Ireland Aphanandromyces audisioi Laboulbeniales Laboulbeniales (Ascomycetes) from Latvia, de Kessel, A. & Krastina-de Kesel, I., 2006
A preliminary host-parasite checklist of British Laboulbeniales, Weir, A., 1996
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Laboulbeniomycetes/Laboulbeniales/Aphanandromyces audisioi/Aphanandromyces audisioiascoma Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Kateretidae/Brachypterus urticae/Brachypterus urticaenettle pollen beetleliveelytronadult ascoma ectoparasitises live elytron of adult
tergite (live) live tergite of adult is ectoparasitised by ascoma UK/Ireland Aphanandromyces audisioi Laboulbeniales Laboulbeniales (Ascomycetes) from Latvia, de Kessel, A. & Krastina-de Kesel, I., 2006
A preliminary host-parasite checklist of British Laboulbeniales, Weir, A., 1996
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Laboulbeniomycetes/Laboulbeniales/Aphanandromyces audisioi/Aphanandromyces audisioiascoma Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Kateretidae/Brachypterus urticae/Brachypterus urticaenettle pollen beetlelivetergiteadult ascoma ectoparasitises live tergite of adult

Author & YearTitleSource
Bullock, J.A., 1992Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations11a, 24pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society
de Kessel, A. & Krastina-de Kesel, I., 2006Laboulbeniales (Ascomycetes) from LatviaActa Mycologica Vol 41 (1): 55-64.
Weir, A., 1996A preliminary host-parasite checklist of British LaboulbenialesEntomologist Vol 115: 50-58.

Brachypterus urticae (Nettle Pollen Beetle) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Brachypterus urticae (Nettle Pollen Beetle) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBrachypterus urticae (Nettle Pollen Beetle)
FamilyKATERETIDAE (a family of pollen or sap beetles)
SuperfamilyCUCUJOIDEA (a superfamily of 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 Brachypterus urticae (Nettle Pollen Beetle)

Brachypterus urticae (Nettle Pollen Beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Brachypterus urticae (Nettle Pollen Beetle):

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