Cryptocephalus frontalis Marsham, 1802
(a leaf beetle)

Interactions where Cryptocephalus frontalis 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 Foreign Betula pendula Silver Birch Fagales: Betulaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Cryptocephalus frontalis/Cryptocephalus frontalisa leaf beetleadult Plant / resting place / onForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula pendula/Betula pendulasilver birch (5-8)
adult adult may be found on Foreign Betula pubescens Downy Birch Fagales: Betulaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Cryptocephalus frontalis/Cryptocephalus frontalisa leaf beetleadult Plant / resting place / onForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula pubescens/Betula pubescensdowny birch (5-8)
adult adult may be found on Foreign Populus tremula Aspen Malpighiales: Salicaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Cryptocephalus frontalis/Cryptocephalus frontalisa leaf beetleadult Plant / resting place / onForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus tremula/Populus tremulaaspen (5-8)
adult adult may be found on Major Salix cinerea Grey Willow, Common Sallow Malpighiales: Salicaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Cryptocephalus frontalis/Cryptocephalus frontalisa leaf beetleadult Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix cinerea/Salix cinereagrey willow, common sallowMajor (5-8)
adult adult feeds on leaf Captivity Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn Rosales: Rosaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Cryptocephalus frontalis/Cryptocephalus frontalisa leaf beetleadult Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Crataegus monogyna/Crataegus monogynahawthornleaf Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally induced(5-8)
adult adult may be found on Major Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn Rosales: Rosaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Cryptocephalus frontalis/Cryptocephalus frontalisa leaf beetleadult Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Crataegus monogyna/Crataegus monogynahawthornMajor (5-8)
larva larva grazes in mobile case on leaf Captivity Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn Rosales: Rosaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Cryptocephalus frontalis/Cryptocephalus frontalisa leaf beetlelarva Foodplant / mobile cased feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Crataegus monogyna/Crataegus monogynahawthornleaf Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally induced

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

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCryptocephalus frontalis (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 frontalis (a leaf beetle)

Cryptocephalus frontalis (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 frontalis (a leaf beetle):

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