Cryptocephalus bilineatus (Linnaeus, 1767)
(a leaf beetle)

Interactions where Cryptocephalus bilineatus 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 may be found on Artemisia mugworts Asterales: Asteraceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Cryptocephalus bilineatus/Cryptocephalus bilineatusa leaf beetleadult Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Artemisia/Artemisiamugworts (5-)6-9)
larva larva grazes in mobile case on leaf Captivity Chrysanthemum chrysanthemums Asterales: Asteraceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Cryptocephalus bilineatus/Cryptocephalus bilineatusa leaf beetlelarva Foodplant / mobile cased feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Chrysanthemum/Chrysanthemumchrysanthemumsleaf Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally induced
adult adult may be found on Matricaria a genus of mayweeds Asterales: Asteraceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Cryptocephalus bilineatus/Cryptocephalus bilineatusa leaf beetleadult Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Matricaria/Matricariaa genus of mayweeds (5-)6-9)
adult adult may be found on Foreign Leucanthemum vulgare Oxeye Daisy, Moon-daisy, Marguerite Asterales: Asteraceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Cryptocephalus bilineatus/Cryptocephalus bilineatusa leaf beetleadult Plant / resting place / onForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Leucanthemum vulgare/Leucanthemum vulgareoxeye daisy, moon-daisy, marguerite (5-)6-9)
adult adult may be found on Limonium sea lavenders Caryophyllales: Plumbaginaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Cryptocephalus bilineatus/Cryptocephalus bilineatusa leaf beetleadult Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Plumbaginaceae/Limonium/Limoniumsea lavenders (5-)6-9)
adult adult may be found on UK/IrelandMajor Anthyllis vulneraria Kidney Vetch, Kidney-vetch, Ladies’ Fingers Fabales: Fabaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Cryptocephalus bilineatus/Cryptocephalus bilineatusa leaf beetleadult Plant / resting place / onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Anthyllis vulneraria/Anthyllis vulnerariakidney vetch, kidney-vetch, ladies’ fingersMajor (5-)6-9)
adult adult may be found on Salix willows Malpighiales: Salicaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Cryptocephalus bilineatus/Cryptocephalus bilineatusa leaf beetleadult Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix/Salixwillows (5-)6-9)
adult adult may be found on Calystegia bindweeds Solanales: Convolvulaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Cryptocephalus bilineatus/Cryptocephalus bilineatusa leaf beetleadult Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Convolvulaceae/Calystegia/Calystegiabindweeds (5-)6-9)

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

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCryptocephalus bilineatus (a leaf beetle)
GenusCryptocephalus (a genus of leaf beetles)
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 Cryptocephalus bilineatus (a leaf beetle)

Cryptocephalus bilineatus (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 Cryptocephalus bilineatus (a leaf beetle):

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