Galerucella sagittariae (Gyllenhal, 1813)
(a leaf beetle)

Interactions where Galerucella sagittariae 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
imago imago feeds on leaf Sagittaria sagittifolia Arrowhead Alismatales: Alismataceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Galerucella sagittariae/Galerucella sagittariaea leaf beetleimago Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Alismatales/Alismataceae/Sagittaria sagittifolia/Sagittaria sagittifoliaarrowheadleaf
larva larva feeds on leaf Sagittaria sagittifolia Arrowhead Alismatales: Alismataceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Galerucella sagittariae/Galerucella sagittariaea leaf beetlelarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Alismatales/Alismataceae/Sagittaria sagittifolia/Sagittaria sagittifoliaarrowheadleaf
imago imago grazes on leaf Hydrocharis morsus-ranae Frogbit Alismatales: Hydrocharitaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Galerucella sagittariae/Galerucella sagittariaea leaf beetleimago Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Alismatales/Hydrocharitaceae/Hydrocharis morsus-ranae/Hydrocharis morsus-ranaefrogbitleaf
larva larva grazes on leaf Hydrocharis morsus-ranae Frogbit Alismatales: Hydrocharitaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Galerucella sagittariae/Galerucella sagittariaea leaf beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Alismatales/Hydrocharitaceae/Hydrocharis morsus-ranae/Hydrocharis morsus-ranaefrogbitleaf
imago imago grazes on leaf Rumex hydrolapathum Water Dock Caryophyllales: Polygonaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Galerucella sagittariae/Galerucella sagittariaea leaf beetleimago Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Polygonaceae/Rumex hydrolapathum/Rumex hydrolapathumwater dockleaf
larva larva grazes on leaf Rumex hydrolapathum Water Dock Caryophyllales: Polygonaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Galerucella sagittariae/Galerucella sagittariaea leaf beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Polygonaceae/Rumex hydrolapathum/Rumex hydrolapathumwater dockleaf
imago imago grazes on leaf Restricted Lysimachia vulgaris Yellow Loosestrife Ericales: Primulaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Galerucella sagittariae/Galerucella sagittariaea leaf beetleimago Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Primulaceae/Lysimachia vulgaris/Lysimachia vulgarisyellow loosestrifeleafSole
larva larva grazes on leaf Restricted Lysimachia vulgaris Yellow Loosestrife Ericales: Primulaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Galerucella sagittariae/Galerucella sagittariaea leaf beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Primulaceae/Lysimachia vulgaris/Lysimachia vulgarisyellow loosestrifeleafSole

Author & YearTitleSource
Bullock, J.A., 1992Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations11a, 24pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGalerucella sagittariae (a leaf beetle)
GenusGalerucella (a genus of leaf beetles)
TribeGalerucini (a tribe of leaf beetles)
SubfamilyGALERUCINAE (a subfamily of leaf and flea 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 Galerucella sagittariae (a leaf beetle)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Cooter, J. & Barclay M.V.L. (eds) 2006 A Coleopterist’s handbook The Amateur Entomolgist, 11, Fourth Edition edition, 439pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society
Cox, M.L. 2007 Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland 336pp, Pisces Publications
Hodges, D. & Murray, D. WCG - website of the Watford Coleoptera Group thewcg.org.uk/

Galerucella sagittariae (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 Galerucella sagittariae (a leaf beetle):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 5 images of Galerucella sagittariae (a leaf beetle)
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