Choragus sheppardi Kirby, 1819
(a fungus weevil)

Interactions where Choragus sheppardi 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 is associated with dead Hedera helix Ivy Apiales: Araliaceae Orthocerous Weevils, Morris, M.G., 1990
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Anthribidae/Choragus sheppardi/Choragus sheppardia fungus weevilimago Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera helix/Hedera helixivydead
larva larva feeds on dead, fungus infested stem Hedera helix Ivy Apiales: Araliaceae Orthocerous Weevils, Morris, M.G., 1990
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Anthribidae/Choragus sheppardi/Choragus sheppardia fungus weevillarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera helix/Hedera helixivydead, fungus infestedstem

Author & YearTitleSource
Morris, M.G., 1990Orthocerous WeevilsHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 5 Part 16, 108pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Choragus sheppardi (a fungus weevil) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Choragus sheppardi (a fungus weevil) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesChoragus sheppardi (a fungus weevil)
SubfamilyANTHRIBINAE (fungus weevils)
FamilyANTHRIBIDAE (fungus weevils)
Division Orthoceri (primitive weevils)
SuperfamilyCURCULIONOIDEA (weevils and allied 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 Choragus sheppardi (a fungus weevil)

Choragus sheppardi (a fungus weevil) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Choragus sheppardi (a fungus weevil):

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