Longitarsus longiseta Weise, 1889
(Heath Speedwell Flea Beetle)

Interactions where Longitarsus longiseta 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 leaf UK/Ireland Veronica officinalis Heath Speedwell Lamiales: Plantaginaceae New British Beetles: species not in Joy’s practical handbook, Hodge, P.J. & Jones, R.A., 1995
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Longitarsus longiseta/Longitarsus longisetaheath speedwell flea beetleadult Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Veronica officinalis/Veronica officinalisheath speedwellleaf
larva larva grazes on leaf UK/IrelandRestricted Veronica officinalis Heath Speedwell Lamiales: Plantaginaceae New British Beetles: species not in Joy’s practical handbook, Hodge, P.J. & Jones, R.A., 1995
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Longitarsus longiseta/Longitarsus longisetaheath speedwell flea beetlelarva Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Veronica officinalis/Veronica officinalisheath speedwellleafSole

Author & YearTitleSource
Hodge, P.J. & Jones, R.A., 1995New British Beetles: species not in Joy’s practical handbook1 edition, 175pp, British Entomological and Natural History Society

Longitarsus longiseta (Heath Speedwell Flea Beetle) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Longitarsus longiseta (Heath Speedwell Flea Beetle) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLongitarsus longiseta (Heath Speedwell Flea Beetle)
GenusLongitarsus (a genus of flea beetles)
TribeAlticini (flea 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 Longitarsus longiseta (Heath Speedwell Flea Beetle)

Longitarsus longiseta (Heath Speedwell Flea Beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Longitarsus longiseta (Heath Speedwell Flea Beetle):

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