Timarcha goettingensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Lesser Bloody-nosed Beetle, Small Bloody-nosed Beetle)

Interactions where Timarcha goettingensis 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 stem Asperula woodruffs Gentianales: Rubiaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Timarcha goettingensis/Timarcha goettingensislesser bloody-nosed beetle, small bloody-nosed beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Asperula/Asperulawoodruffsstem (late 2-12)
adult adult grazes on leaf Asperula woodruffs Gentianales: Rubiaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Timarcha goettingensis/Timarcha goettingensislesser bloody-nosed beetle, small bloody-nosed beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Asperula/Asperulawoodruffsleaf (late 2-12)
larva larva grazes on leaf Asperula woodruffs Gentianales: Rubiaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Timarcha goettingensis/Timarcha goettingensislesser bloody-nosed beetle, small bloody-nosed beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Asperula/Asperulawoodruffsleaf
larva larva grazes on stem Asperula woodruffs Gentianales: Rubiaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Timarcha goettingensis/Timarcha goettingensislesser bloody-nosed beetle, small bloody-nosed beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Asperula/Asperulawoodruffsstem
adult adult grazes on stem Cruciata laevipes Crosswort Gentianales: Rubiaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Timarcha goettingensis/Timarcha goettingensislesser bloody-nosed beetle, small bloody-nosed beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Cruciata laevipes/Cruciata laevipescrosswortstem (late 2-12)
adult adult grazes on leaf Cruciata laevipes Crosswort Gentianales: Rubiaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Timarcha goettingensis/Timarcha goettingensislesser bloody-nosed beetle, small bloody-nosed beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Cruciata laevipes/Cruciata laevipescrosswortleaf (late 2-12)
larva larva grazes on leaf Cruciata laevipes Crosswort Gentianales: Rubiaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Timarcha goettingensis/Timarcha goettingensislesser bloody-nosed beetle, small bloody-nosed beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Cruciata laevipes/Cruciata laevipescrosswortleaf
larva larva grazes on stem Cruciata laevipes Crosswort Gentianales: Rubiaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Timarcha goettingensis/Timarcha goettingensislesser bloody-nosed beetle, small bloody-nosed beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Cruciata laevipes/Cruciata laevipescrosswortstem
adult adult grazes on stem Galium bedstraws Gentianales: Rubiaceae 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/Timarcha goettingensis/Timarcha goettingensislesser bloody-nosed beetle, small bloody-nosed beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium/Galiumbedstrawsstem (late 2-12)
adult adult grazes on leaf Galium bedstraws Gentianales: Rubiaceae 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/Timarcha goettingensis/Timarcha goettingensislesser bloody-nosed beetle, small bloody-nosed beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium/Galiumbedstrawsleaf (late 2-12)
larva larva grazes on leaf Galium bedstraws Gentianales: Rubiaceae 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/Timarcha goettingensis/Timarcha goettingensislesser bloody-nosed beetle, small bloody-nosed beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium/Galiumbedstrawsleaf
larva larva grazes on stem Galium bedstraws Gentianales: Rubiaceae 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/Timarcha goettingensis/Timarcha goettingensislesser bloody-nosed beetle, small bloody-nosed beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium/Galiumbedstrawsstem

Interactions where Timarcha goettingensis 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
is endoparasitoid host of larva ForeignQuestionable Macquartia dispar a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Macquartia dispar/Macquartia dispara parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Timarcha goettingensis/Timarcha goettingensislesser bloody-nosed beetle, small bloody-nosed beetle? larva is endoparasitoid of
is endoparasitoid host of adult UK/Ireland Perilitus foveolatus 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/Perilitus foveolatus/Perilitus foveolatusa braconid waspadult Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Timarcha goettingensis/Timarcha goettingensislesser bloody-nosed beetle, small bloody-nosed beetle adult is endoparasitoid of

Author & YearTitleSource
Belshaw, R., 1993Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 10, Part 4a(i), 169pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
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

Timarcha goettingensis (Lesser Bloody-nosed Beetle, Small Bloody-nosed Beetle) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Timarcha goettingensis (Lesser Bloody-nosed Beetle, Small Bloody-nosed Beetle) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTimarcha goettingensis (Lesser Bloody-nosed Beetle, Small Bloody-nosed Beetle)
GenusTimarcha (bloody-nosed beetles)
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 Timarcha goettingensis (Lesser Bloody-nosed Beetle, Small Bloody-nosed Beetle)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Cox, M.L. 2007 Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland 336pp, Pisces Publications

Timarcha goettingensis (Lesser Bloody-nosed Beetle, Small Bloody-nosed 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 Timarcha goettingensis (Lesser Bloody-nosed Beetle, Small Bloody-nosed Beetle):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 44 images of Timarcha goettingensis (Lesser Bloody-nosed Beetle, Small Bloody-nosed Beetle)
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