Lotus L.
(bird’s-foot-trefoils)

Interactions where Lotus 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').

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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
may have adult Cryptocephalus fulvus a leaf beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Cryptocephalus fulvus/Cryptocephalus fulvusa leaf beetleadult Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Lotus/Lotusbird's-foot-trefoils (5-10)adult may be found on
is foodplant of Foreign Coelositona cinerascens a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae), Morris, M.G., 1997
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Coelositona cinerascens/Coelositona cinerascensa weevil Foodplant / feeds onForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Lotus/Lotusbird's-foot-trefoils feeds on
is foodplant of Questionable Coelositona puberulus a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae), Morris, M.G., 1997
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Coelositona puberulus/Coelositona puberulusa weevil Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Lotus/Lotusbird's-foot-trefoils? feeds on
is foodplant of Phyllobius viridicollis Green Nettle Weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae), Morris, M.G., 1997
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Phyllobius viridicollis/Phyllobius viridicollisgreen nettle weevil Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Lotus/Lotusbird's-foot-trefoils feeds on
is foodplant of larva Sitona gemellatus a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae), Morris, M.G., 1997
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Sitona gemellatus/Sitona gemellatusa weevillarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Lotus/Lotusbird's-foot-trefoils larva feeds on
is foodplant of larva Sitona puncticollis a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Sitona puncticollis/Sitona puncticollisa weevillarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Lotus/Lotusbird's-foot-trefoils larva feeds on
is foodplant of larva Sitona waterhousei a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae), Morris, M.G., 1997
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Sitona waterhousei/Sitona waterhouseia weevillarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Lotus/Lotusbird's-foot-trefoils larva feeds on
is foodplant of Hypera miles a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Hypera miles/Hypera milesa weevil Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Lotus/Lotusbird's-foot-trefoils feeds on
(live) live is foodplant of male Odontothrips loti a thrips Thysanoptera: Thripidae Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Odontothrips loti/Odontothrips lotia thripsmale Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Lotus/Lotusbird's-foot-trefoilslive (4,6-8)male feeds on live
(live) live is foodplant of female Odontothrips loti a thrips Thysanoptera: Thripidae Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Odontothrips loti/Odontothrips lotia thripsfemale Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Lotus/Lotusbird's-foot-trefoilslive (6-9)female feeds on live
flower flower is grazed by UK/IrelandQuestionable Hypera plantaginis a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Hypera plantaginis/Hypera plantaginisa weevil Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Lotus/Lotusbird's-foot-trefoils?flower grazes on flower
flower flower is galled by larva Contarinia loti a gall midge Diptera: Cecidomyiidae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Contarinia loti/Contarinia lotia gall midgelarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Lotus/Lotusbird's-foot-trefoilsflower larva causes gall of flower
flower (live) live flower is foodplant of larva Odontothrips loti a thrips Thysanoptera: Thripidae Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Odontothrips loti/Odontothrips lotia thripslarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Lotus/Lotusbird's-foot-trefoilsliveflower (7-8)larva feeds on live flower
leaf (stipule) leaf (stipule) is galled by larva Jaapiella loticola a gall midge Diptera: Cecidomyiidae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Jaapiella loticola/Jaapiella loticolaa gall midgelarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Lotus/Lotusbird's-foot-trefoilsleaf (stipule) larva causes gall of leaf (stipule)
leaf (terminal) leaf (terminal) is galled by larva Jaapiella loticola a gall midge Diptera: Cecidomyiidae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Jaapiella loticola/Jaapiella loticolaa gall midgelarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Lotus/Lotusbird's-foot-trefoilsleaf (terminal) larva causes gall of leaf (terminal)
leaf leaf is galled by Restricted Aceria euaspis a gall mite Trombidiformes: Eriophyidae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Eriophyidae/Aceria euaspis/Aceria euaspisa gall mite Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Lotus/Lotusbird's-foot-trefoilsleafSole causes gall of leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by ForeignQuestionable Hypera meles a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Hypera meles/Hypera melesa weevil Foodplant / open feederForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Lotus/Lotusbird's-foot-trefoils?leaf grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by UK/IrelandQuestionable Hypera plantaginis a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Hypera plantaginis/Hypera plantaginisa weevil Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Lotus/Lotusbird's-foot-trefoils?leaf grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by UK/IrelandMinor Hypera venusta a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Hypera venusta/Hypera venustaa weevil Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Lotus/Lotusbird's-foot-trefoilsleafMinor grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is galled by larva Dasineura loti a gall midge Diptera: Cecidomyiidae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Dasineura loti/Dasineura lotia gall midgelarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Lotus/Lotusbird's-foot-trefoilsleaf larva causes gall of leaf
leaves (terminal) leaves (terminal) is galled by larva Restricted Contarinia barbichei a gall midge Diptera: Cecidomyiidae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Contarinia barbichei/Contarinia barbicheia gall midgelarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Lotus/Lotusbird's-foot-trefoilsleaves (terminal)Sole larva causes gall of leaves (terminal)
pod pod may house pupa Questionable Bruchus loti a seed beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchus loti/Bruchus lotia seed beetlepupa Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Lotus/Lotusbird's-foot-trefoils?pod pupa may be found in pod
pod pod is galled by larva Ischnopterapion loti a seed weevil Coleoptera: Apionidae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Apionidae/Ischnopterapion loti/Ischnopterapion lotia seed weevillarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Lotus/Lotusbird's-foot-trefoilspod larva causes gall of pod
pod pod is galled by larva Asphondylia melanopus a gall midge Diptera: Cecidomyiidae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Asphondylia melanopus/Asphondylia melanopusa gall midgelarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Lotus/Lotusbird's-foot-trefoilspod larva causes gall of pod
seed seed may contain larva Questionable Bruchus loti a seed beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchus loti/Bruchus lotia seed beetlelarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Lotus/Lotusbird's-foot-trefoils?seed larva feeds within seed
seed (ripening) ripening seed is foodplant of larva Foreign Pachytychius haematocephalus Gilkicker Weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Pachytychius haematocephalus/Pachytychius haematocephalusgilkicker weevillarva Foodplant / feeds onForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Lotus/Lotusbird's-foot-trefoilsripeningseed larva feeds on ripening seed
shoot tip shoot tip is galled by Restricted Aceria euaspis a gall mite Trombidiformes: Eriophyidae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Eriophyidae/Aceria euaspis/Aceria euaspisa gall mite Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Lotus/Lotusbird's-foot-trefoilsshoot tipSole causes gall of shoot tip

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
Morris, M.G., 1997Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 5, Part 17a, 106pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Morris, M.G., 2002True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to SmicronychinaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 5, Part 17b, 149pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976ThysanopteraHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 1, part 11, 79pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls95pp, British Plant Gall Society (BPGS)

Lotus (bird’s-foot-trefoils) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Lotus angustissimus
Slender Bird’s-foot-trefoil
Species 2 trophisms
Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird’s-foot-trefoil, Eggs-and-bacon
Species 37 trophisms
Lotus pedunculatus
Large Bird’s-foot-trefoil, Greater Bird’s-foot-trefoil
Species 12 trophisms
Lotus subbiflorus
Hairy Bird’s-foot-trefoil
Species 2 trophisms
Lotus tenuis
Narrow-leaved Bird’s-foot-trefoil
Species 3 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusLotus (bird’s-foot-trefoils)
SubfamilyFABOIDEAE (vetches, peas and beans)
FamilyFABACEAE (vetches, peas, beans, accacias, wattles and sennas)
OrderFABALES (vetches, peas, beans and milkworts)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Lotus (bird’s-foot-trefoils)

Lotus (bird’s-foot-trefoils) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Lotus (bird’s-foot-trefoils):

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