Clytra laeviuscula Ratzeburg, 1837
(a leaf beetle)

Interactions where Clytra laeviuscula 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 is a guest in nest Formica fusca Negro Ant, Dusky Ant Hymenoptera: Formicidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Clytra laeviuscula/Clytra laeviusculaa leaf beetlelarva Animal / guest /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formica fusca/Formica fuscanegro ant, dusky antnest
larva larva is a guest in nest UK/Ireland Formica sanguineaQuestionable Blood-red Ant, Slave-making Ant Hymenoptera: Formicidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Clytra laeviuscula/Clytra laeviusculaa leaf beetlelarva Animal / guestUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formica sanguinea/Formica sanguineablood-red ant, slave-making ant?nest
larva larva is a guest in nest Lasius alienus an ant Hymenoptera: Formicidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Clytra laeviuscula/Clytra laeviusculaa leaf beetlelarva Animal / guest /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Lasius alienus/Lasius alienusan antnest
larva larva is a guest in nest Lasius niger Small Black Ant Hymenoptera: Formicidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Clytra laeviuscula/Clytra laeviusculaa leaf beetlelarva Animal / guest /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Lasius niger/Lasius nigersmall black antnest
larva larva is a guest in nest Foreign Aphaenogaster subterranea an ant Hymenoptera: Formicidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Clytra laeviuscula/Clytra laeviusculaa leaf beetlelarva Animal / guestForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Aphaenogaster subterranea/Aphaenogaster subterraneaan antnest
adult adult grazes on live leaf (margin) Foreign Betula birches Fagales: Betulaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Clytra laeviuscula/Clytra laeviusculaa leaf beetleadult Foodplant / open feederForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/Betulabirchesliveleaf (margin) (5-8)
adult adult grazes on live flower Foreign Betula birches Fagales: Betulaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Clytra laeviuscula/Clytra laeviusculaa leaf beetleadult Foodplant / open feederForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/Betulabirchesliveflower (5-8)
adult adult grazes on live leaf (margin) Foreign Fagus beeches Fagales: Fagaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Clytra laeviuscula/Clytra laeviusculaa leaf beetleadult Foodplant / open feederForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/Fagusbeechesliveleaf (margin) (5-8)
adult adult grazes on live flower Foreign Fagus beeches Fagales: Fagaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Clytra laeviuscula/Clytra laeviusculaa leaf beetleadult Foodplant / open feederForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/Fagusbeechesliveflower (5-8)
adult adult grazes on live leaf (margin) Foreign Quercus ilex Holm Oak, Evergreen Oak Fagales: Fagaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Clytra laeviuscula/Clytra laeviusculaa leaf beetleadult Foodplant / open feederForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus ilex/Quercus ilexholm oak, evergreen oakliveleaf (margin) (5-8)
adult adult grazes on live flower Foreign Quercus ilex Holm Oak, Evergreen Oak Fagales: Fagaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Clytra laeviuscula/Clytra laeviusculaa leaf beetleadult Foodplant / open feederForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus ilex/Quercus ilexholm oak, evergreen oakliveflower (5-8)
adult adult grazes on live leaf (margin) Foreign Fraxinus ashes Lamiales: Oleaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Clytra laeviuscula/Clytra laeviusculaa leaf beetleadult Foodplant / open feederForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Fraxinus/Fraxinusashesliveleaf (margin) (5-8)
adult adult grazes on live flower Foreign Fraxinus ashes Lamiales: Oleaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Clytra laeviuscula/Clytra laeviusculaa leaf beetleadult Foodplant / open feederForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Fraxinus/Fraxinusashesliveflower (5-8)
adult adult grazes on live leaf (margin) ForeignMajor Populus poplars Malpighiales: Salicaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Clytra laeviuscula/Clytra laeviusculaa leaf beetleadult Foodplant / open feederForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus/Populuspoplarsliveleaf (margin)Major (5-8)
adult adult grazes on live flower ForeignMajor Populus poplars Malpighiales: Salicaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Clytra laeviuscula/Clytra laeviusculaa leaf beetleadult Foodplant / open feederForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus/PopuluspoplarsliveflowerMajor (5-8)
adult adult grazes on live leaf (margin) ForeignMajor Salix willows Malpighiales: Salicaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Clytra laeviuscula/Clytra laeviusculaa leaf beetleadult Foodplant / open feederForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix/Salixwillowsliveleaf (margin)Major (5-8)
adult adult grazes on live flower ForeignMajor Salix willows Malpighiales: Salicaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Clytra laeviuscula/Clytra laeviusculaa leaf beetleadult Foodplant / open feederForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix/SalixwillowsliveflowerMajor (5-8)
adult adult grazes on live leaf (margin) Foreign Prunus plums, cherries and laurels, planted cherry Rosales: Rosaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Clytra laeviuscula/Clytra laeviusculaa leaf beetleadult Foodplant / open feederForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus/Prunusplums, cherries and laurels, planted cherryliveleaf (margin) (5-8)
adult adult grazes on live flower Foreign Prunus plums, cherries and laurels, planted cherry Rosales: Rosaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Clytra laeviuscula/Clytra laeviusculaa leaf beetleadult Foodplant / open feederForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus/Prunusplums, cherries and laurels, planted cherryliveflower (5-8)
adult adult grazes on live flower Foreign Rosa roses and briars Rosales: Rosaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Clytra laeviuscula/Clytra laeviusculaa leaf beetleadult Foodplant / open feederForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Rosa/Rosaroses and briarsliveflower (5-8)
adult adult grazes on live leaf (margin) Foreign Ulmus elms Rosales: Ulmaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Clytra laeviuscula/Clytra laeviusculaa leaf beetleadult Foodplant / open feederForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Ulmaceae/Ulmus/Ulmuselmsliveleaf (margin) (5-8)
adult adult grazes on live flower Foreign Ulmus elms Rosales: Ulmaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Clytra laeviuscula/Clytra laeviusculaa leaf beetleadult Foodplant / open feederForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Ulmaceae/Ulmus/Ulmuselmsliveflower (5-8)

Author & YearTitleSource
Cox, M.L., 2007Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland336pp, Pisces Publications

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesClytra laeviuscula (a leaf beetle)
SubfamilyCRYPTOCEPHALINAE (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 Clytra laeviuscula (a leaf beetle)

Clytra laeviuscula (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 Clytra laeviuscula (a leaf beetle):

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