Chrysolina sanguinolenta (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Toadflax Leaf Beetle)

Interactions where Chrysolina sanguinolenta 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 Antirrhinum majus Snapdragon Lamiales: Plantaginaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysolina sanguinolenta/Chrysolina sanguinolentatoadflax leaf beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Antirrhinum majus/Antirrhinum majussnapdragonliveleaf (3-10)
larva larva grazes on live leaf Captivity Antirrhinum majus Snapdragon Lamiales: Plantaginaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysolina sanguinolenta/Chrysolina sanguinolentatoadflax leaf beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Antirrhinum majus/Antirrhinum majussnapdragonliveleaf Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally induced
adult adult grazes on live leaf Captivity Linaria (Bot.) toadflaxes Lamiales: Plantaginaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysolina sanguinolenta/Chrysolina sanguinolentatoadflax leaf beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Linaria (Bot.)/Linaria (Bot.)toadflaxesliveleaf Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally induced(3-10)
larva larva grazes on live leaf Captivity Linaria (Bot.) toadflaxes Lamiales: Plantaginaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysolina sanguinolenta/Chrysolina sanguinolentatoadflax leaf beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Linaria (Bot.)/Linaria (Bot.)toadflaxesliveleaf Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally induced
adult adult grazes on live leaf Captivity Linaria purpurea Purple Toadflax Lamiales: Plantaginaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysolina sanguinolenta/Chrysolina sanguinolentatoadflax leaf beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Linaria purpurea/Linaria purpureapurple toadflaxliveleaf Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally induced(3-10)
larva larva grazes on live leaf Captivity Linaria purpurea Purple Toadflax Lamiales: Plantaginaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysolina sanguinolenta/Chrysolina sanguinolentatoadflax leaf beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Linaria purpurea/Linaria purpureapurple toadflaxliveleaf Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally induced
larva larva grazes on live leaf Captivity Linaria repens Pale Toadflax Lamiales: Plantaginaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysolina sanguinolenta/Chrysolina sanguinolentatoadflax leaf beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Linaria repens/Linaria repenspale toadflaxliveleaf Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally induced
adult Major adult grazes on live leaf Linaria vulgaris Common Toadflax Lamiales: Plantaginaceae 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/Chrysomelidae/Chrysolina sanguinolenta/Chrysolina sanguinolentatoadflax leaf beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Linaria vulgaris/Linaria vulgariscommon toadflaxliveleaf (3-10)
larva Restricted larva grazes on live leaf Linaria vulgaris Common Toadflax Lamiales: Plantaginaceae 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/Chrysomelidae/Chrysolina sanguinolenta/Chrysolina sanguinolentatoadflax leaf beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Linaria vulgaris/Linaria vulgariscommon toadflaxliveleaf

Interactions where Chrysolina sanguinolenta 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
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva ForeignQuestionable Macquartia dispar a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Macquartia dispar/Macquartia dispara parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysolina sanguinolenta/Chrysolina sanguinolentatoadflax leaf beetle?larva larva is endoparasitoid of larva
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Foreign Macquartia grisea a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Macquartia grisea/Macquartia griseaa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysolina sanguinolenta/Chrysolina sanguinolentatoadflax leaf beetlelarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva

Author & YearTitleSource
Belshaw, R., 1993Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 10, Part 4a(i), 169pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
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

Chrysolina sanguinolenta (Toadflax Leaf Beetle) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Chrysolina sanguinolenta (Toadflax Leaf Beetle) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesChrysolina sanguinolenta (Toadflax Leaf Beetle)
GenusChrysolina (a genus of leaf beetles)
SubfamilyCHRYSOMELINAE (a subfamily of leaf 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 Chrysolina sanguinolenta (Toadflax Leaf Beetle)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Cox, M.L. 2007 Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland 336pp, Pisces Publications

Chrysolina sanguinolenta (Toadflax Leaf Beetle) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Chrysolina sanguinolenta (Toadflax Leaf Beetle):

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