Cryptocephalus parvulus Müller, O.F., 1776
(a leaf beetle)

Interactions where Cryptocephalus parvulus 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 Major Betula birches Fagales: Betulaceae 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/Cryptocephalus parvulus/Cryptocephalus parvulusa leaf beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/BetulabirchesliveleafMajor (4-9)
adult adult may be found on young Major Betula birches Fagales: Betulaceae 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/Cryptocephalus parvulus/Cryptocephalus parvulusa leaf beetleadult Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/BetulabirchesyoungMajor (4-9)
larva larva grazes in mobile case on live leaf Captivity Betula birches Fagales: Betulaceae 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/Cryptocephalus parvulus/Cryptocephalus parvulusa leaf beetlelarva Foodplant / mobile cased feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/Betulabirchesliveleaf Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally induced
larva larva grazes in mobile case on faded, mouldy leaf MajorCaptivity Betula birches Fagales: Betulaceae 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/Cryptocephalus parvulus/Cryptocephalus parvulusa leaf beetlelarva Foodplant / mobile cased feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/Betulabirchesfaded, mouldyleafMajor Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally induced
adult adult may be found on Corylus hazels Fagales: Betulaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Cryptocephalus parvulus/Cryptocephalus parvulusa leaf beetleadult Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Corylus/Corylushazels (4-9)
adult adult may be found on Quercus oaks Fagales: Fagaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Cryptocephalus parvulus/Cryptocephalus parvulusa leaf beetleadult Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/Quercusoaks (4-9)
adult adult may be found on 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 parvulus/Cryptocephalus parvulusa leaf beetleadult Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus tremula/Populus tremulaaspen (4-9)
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 parvulus/Cryptocephalus parvulusa leaf beetleadult Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix/Salixwillows (4-9)
adult adult may be found on Rhamnus cathartica Buckthorn, Purging Buckthorn Rosales: Rhamnaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Cryptocephalus parvulus/Cryptocephalus parvulusa leaf beetleadult Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rhamnaceae/Rhamnus cathartica/Rhamnus catharticabuckthorn, purging buckthorn (4-9)

Author & YearTitleSource
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

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

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

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

Identification Works

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

Cryptocephalus parvulus (a 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 Cryptocephalus parvulus (a leaf beetle):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 2 images of Cryptocephalus parvulus (a leaf beetle)
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