Kleidocerys resedae (Panzer, 1797)
(Birch Catkin Bug)

Interactions where Kleidocerys resedae 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 sucks sap of live Minor Rhododendron rhododendrons and azaleas Ericales: Ericaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Lygaeidae/Kleidocerys resedae/Kleidocerys resedaebirch catkin bugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron/Rhododendronrhododendrons and azaleasliveMinor
nymph nymph sucks sap of live Minor Rhododendron rhododendrons and azaleas Ericales: Ericaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Lygaeidae/Kleidocerys resedae/Kleidocerys resedaebirch catkin bugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron/Rhododendronrhododendrons and azaleasliveMinor
adult adult sucks sap of live catkin Major Alnus glutinosa Alder Fagales: Betulaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Lygaeidae/Kleidocerys resedae/Kleidocerys resedaebirch catkin bugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalderlivecatkinMajor
nymph nymph sucks sap of live catkin Major Alnus glutinosa Alder Fagales: Betulaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Lygaeidae/Kleidocerys resedae/Kleidocerys resedaebirch catkin bugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalderlivecatkinMajor
adult adult sucks sap of live catkin Major Betula birches Fagales: Betulaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Lygaeidae/Kleidocerys resedae/Kleidocerys resedaebirch catkin bugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/BetulabircheslivecatkinMajor
nymph nymph feeds within live, young catkin (female) UK/IrelandMajor Betula birches Fagales: Betulaceae Some foods of Heteroptera larvae in the wild, Hawkins, R.D., 1985
Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Lygaeidae/Kleidocerys resedae/Kleidocerys resedaebirch catkin bugnymph Foodplant / internal feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/Betulabircheslive, youngcatkin (female)Major
nymph nymph feeds within live, ripe catkin (female) UK/IrelandMajor Betula birches Fagales: Betulaceae Some foods of Heteroptera larvae in the wild, Hawkins, R.D., 1985
Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Lygaeidae/Kleidocerys resedae/Kleidocerys resedaebirch catkin bugnymph Foodplant / internal feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/Betulabircheslive, ripecatkin (female)Major

Author & YearTitleSource
Hawkins, R.D., 1985Some foods of Heteroptera larvae in the wildHet News No 6: 3.
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959Land and Water Bugs of the British IslesWayside & Woodland Series, 1959 edition, 436pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.

Kleidocerys resedae (Birch Catkin Bug) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Kleidocerys resedae (Birch Catkin Bug) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesKleidocerys resedae (Birch Catkin Bug)
GenusKleidocerys (a genus of ground bugs)
FamilyLYGAEIDAE (seed bugs or ground bugs)
SuperfamilyLYGAEOIDEA (a superfamily of bugs)
InfraorderPentatomomorpha (an infraorder of bugs)
SuborderHETEROPTERA (true bugs)
OrderHEMIPTERA (bugs)
Division Exopterygota (earwigs, grasshoppers, stoneflies, true bugs, and other insects with wings developing externally)
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 Kleidocerys resedae (Birch Catkin Bug)

Kleidocerys resedae (Birch Catkin Bug) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Hågvar, S. 2007 Why do some Psylloidea and Heteroptera occur regularly on snow? NJE Vol 54 (1): 3-9.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Kleidocerys resedae (Birch Catkin Bug):

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