Blepharidopterus angulatus (Fallén, 1807)
(Black-kneed Apple Capsid)

Interactions where Blepharidopterus angulatus is the controlling partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see '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
is predator of UK/Ireland Acari mites Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Blepharidopterus angulatus/Blepharidopterus angulatusblack-kneed apple capsid Animal / predatorUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Acari/Acarimites
is predator of UK/IrelandMajor Panonychus ulmi Fruit Tree Red Spider Mite Trombidiformes: Tetranychidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Blepharidopterus angulatus/Blepharidopterus angulatusblack-kneed apple capsid Animal / predatorUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Tetranychidae/Panonychus ulmi/Panonychus ulmifruit tree red spider miteMajor
is predator of UK/Ireland INSECTA true insects Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Blepharidopterus angulatus/Blepharidopterus angulatusblack-kneed apple capsid Animal / predatorUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Insectatrue insects
is associated with UK/Ireland Alnus glutinosa Alder Fagales: Betulaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Blepharidopterus angulatus/Blepharidopterus angulatusblack-kneed apple capsid Plant / associateUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalder
egg egg causes gall of twig (1-2 years old) UK/Ireland Alnus glutinosa Alder Fagales: Betulaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Blepharidopterus angulatus/Blepharidopterus angulatusblack-kneed apple capsidegg Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaaldertwig (1-2 years old)
is associated with UK/Ireland Betula birches Fagales: Betulaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Blepharidopterus angulatus/Blepharidopterus angulatusblack-kneed apple capsid Plant / associateUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/Betulabirches
egg egg causes gall of twig (1-2 years old) UK/Ireland Betula birches Fagales: Betulaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Blepharidopterus angulatus/Blepharidopterus angulatusblack-kneed apple capsidegg Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/Betulabirchestwig (1-2 years old)
is associated with UK/Ireland Tilia limes Malvales: Malvaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Blepharidopterus angulatus/Blepharidopterus angulatusblack-kneed apple capsid Plant / associateUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malvales/Malvaceae/Tilia/Tilialimes
egg egg causes gall of twig (1-2 years old) UK/Ireland Tilia limes Malvales: Malvaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Blepharidopterus angulatus/Blepharidopterus angulatusblack-kneed apple capsidegg Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malvales/Malvaceae/Tilia/Tilialimestwig (1-2 years old)
is associated with UK/Ireland Malus apples Rosales: Rosaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Blepharidopterus angulatus/Blepharidopterus angulatusblack-kneed apple capsid Plant / associateUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapples
egg egg causes gall of twig (1-2 years old) UK/Ireland Malus apples Rosales: Rosaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Blepharidopterus angulatus/Blepharidopterus angulatusblack-kneed apple capsidegg Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplestwig (1-2 years old)
is associated with UK/Ireland ULMACEAE elms Rosales Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Blepharidopterus angulatus/Blepharidopterus angulatusblack-kneed apple capsid Plant / associateUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Ulmaceae/Ulmaceaeelms
egg egg causes gall of twig (1-2 years old) UK/Ireland ULMACEAE elms Rosales Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Blepharidopterus angulatus/Blepharidopterus angulatusblack-kneed apple capsidegg Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Ulmaceae/Ulmaceaeelmstwig (1-2 years old)
is associated with UK/Ireland [Broadleaved trees] broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Blepharidopterus angulatus/Blepharidopterus angulatusblack-kneed apple capsid Plant / associateUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees
egg egg causes gall of twig (1-2 years old) UK/Ireland [Broadleaved trees] broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Blepharidopterus angulatus/Blepharidopterus angulatusblack-kneed apple capsidegg Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treestwig (1-2 years old)

Blepharidopterus angulatus (Black-kneed Apple Capsid) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Blepharidopterus angulatus (Black-kneed Apple Capsid) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959Land and Water Bugs of the British IslesWayside & Woodland Series, 1959 edition, 436pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBlepharidopterus angulatus (Black-kneed Apple Capsid)
TribeOrthotylini (a tribe of capsid bugs)
SubfamilyORTHOTYLINAE (a subfamily of capsid bugs)
FamilyMIRIDAE (capsid bugs, plant bugs, and grassbugs)
SuperfamilyMIROIDEA (a superfamily of bugs)
InfraorderCimicomorpha (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 Blepharidopterus angulatus (Black-kneed Apple Capsid)

Blepharidopterus angulatus (Black-kneed Apple Capsid) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Blepharidopterus angulatus (Black-kneed Apple Capsid):

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