Gastrophysa polygoni (Linnaeus, 1758)
(a leaf beetle)

Interactions where Gastrophysa polygoni 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, riddled with holes leaf Fagopyrum buckwheats Caryophyllales: Polygonaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Gastrophysa polygoni/Gastrophysa polygonia leaf beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Polygonaceae/Fagopyrum/Fagopyrumbuckwheatslive, riddled with holesleaf (8-9)
larva larva grazes on live, riddled with holes leaf Fagopyrum buckwheats Caryophyllales: Polygonaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Gastrophysa polygoni/Gastrophysa polygonia leaf beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Polygonaceae/Fagopyrum/Fagopyrumbuckwheatslive, riddled with holesleaf (late 5-late 9)
adult adult grazes on live, riddled with holes leaf Fallopia baldschuanica Russian Vine, Russian-vine Caryophyllales: Polygonaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Gastrophysa polygoni/Gastrophysa polygonia leaf beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Polygonaceae/Fallopia baldschuanica/Fallopia baldschuanicarussian vine, russian-vinelive, riddled with holesleaf (8-9)
larva larva grazes on live, riddled with holes leaf Fallopia baldschuanica Russian Vine, Russian-vine Caryophyllales: Polygonaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Gastrophysa polygoni/Gastrophysa polygonia leaf beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Polygonaceae/Fallopia baldschuanica/Fallopia baldschuanicarussian vine, russian-vinelive, riddled with holesleaf (late 5-late 9)
adult adult grazes on live, riddled with holes leaf Persicaria maculosa Redshank Caryophyllales: Polygonaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Gastrophysa polygoni/Gastrophysa polygonia leaf beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Polygonaceae/Persicaria maculosa/Persicaria maculosaredshanklive, riddled with holesleaf (8-9)
larva larva grazes on live, riddled with holes leaf Persicaria maculosa Redshank Caryophyllales: Polygonaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Gastrophysa polygoni/Gastrophysa polygonia leaf beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Polygonaceae/Persicaria maculosa/Persicaria maculosaredshanklive, riddled with holesleaf (late 5-late 9)
larva larva grazes on live, riddled with holes leaf Polygonum knotgrass Caryophyllales: Polygonaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Gastrophysa polygoni/Gastrophysa polygonia leaf beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Polygonaceae/Polygonum/Polygonumknotgrasslive, riddled with holesleaf (late 5-late 9)
adult adult grazes on live, riddled with holes leaf Major Polygonum aviculare agg. s.l. knotgrass [agg.] Caryophyllales: Polygonaceae 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/Gastrophysa polygoni/Gastrophysa polygonia leaf beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Polygonaceae/Polygonum aviculare agg. s.l./Polygonum aviculare agg. s.l.knotgrass [agg.]live, riddled with holesleafMajor (8-9)
adult adult grazes on live, riddled with holes leaf Rumex docks Caryophyllales: Polygonaceae 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/Gastrophysa polygoni/Gastrophysa polygonia leaf beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Polygonaceae/Rumex/Rumexdockslive, riddled with holesleaf (8-9)
larva larva grazes on live, riddled with holes leaf Rumex docks Caryophyllales: Polygonaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Gastrophysa polygoni/Gastrophysa polygonia leaf beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Polygonaceae/Rumex/Rumexdockslive, riddled with holesleaf (late 5-late 9)

Interactions where Gastrophysa polygoni is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part 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 Summary
adult is predated by UK/Ireland Saprinus virescens a clown beetle Coleoptera: Histeridae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Histeridae/Saprinus virescens/Saprinus virescensa clown beetle Animal / predatorUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Gastrophysa polygoni/Gastrophysa polygonia leaf beetleadult is predator of adult
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Meigenia mutabilis a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Meigenia mutabilis/Meigenia mutabilisa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Gastrophysa polygoni/Gastrophysa polygonia leaf beetlelarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva
larva is parasitoid host of larva Bracon fuscipennis a braconid wasp Hymenoptera: Braconidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Braconidae/Bracon fuscipennis/Bracon fuscipennisa braconid wasplarva Animal / parasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Gastrophysa polygoni/Gastrophysa polygonia leaf beetlelarva larva is parasitoid of larva
adult is parasitised by colony Nosema gastroideae a microsporidian Microsporida: Nosematidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Fungi/Microsporidia/Microsporea/Microsporida/Nosematidae/Nosema gastroideae/Nosema gastroideaea microsporidiancolony Animal / parasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Gastrophysa polygoni/Gastrophysa polygonia leaf beetleadult colony parasitises adult

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

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGastrophysa polygoni (a leaf beetle)
SubfamilyCHRYSOMELINAE (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 Gastrophysa polygoni (a leaf beetle)

Gastrophysa polygoni (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 Gastrophysa polygoni (a leaf beetle):

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