BORAGINACEAE
(borages, comfreys and forget-me-nots)

Interactions where BORAGINACEAE 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 foodplant of Mogulones asperifoliarum a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Mogulones asperifoliarum/Mogulones asperifoliaruma weevil Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Boraginaceae/Boraginaceaeborages, comfreys and forget-me-nots feeds on
has sap sucked by adult Graptopeltus lynceus a ground bug Hemiptera: Lygaeidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Lygaeidae/Graptopeltus lynceus/Graptopeltus lynceusa ground bugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Boraginaceae/Boraginaceaeborages, comfreys and forget-me-nots adult sucks sap of
has sap sucked by nymph Graptopeltus lynceus a ground bug Hemiptera: Lygaeidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Lygaeidae/Graptopeltus lynceus/Graptopeltus lynceusa ground bugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Boraginaceae/Boraginaceaeborages, comfreys and forget-me-nots nymph sucks sap of
(live) live is parasitised by conidial anamorph Golovinomyces cynoglossi a powdery mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Golovinomyces cynoglossi/Golovinomyces cynoglossia powdery mildewconidial anamorph Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Boraginaceae/Boraginaceaeborages, comfreys and forget-me-notslive conidial anamorph parasitises live
(live) live is parasitised by cleistothecium Golovinomyces cynoglossi a powdery mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Golovinomyces cynoglossi/Golovinomyces cynoglossia powdery mildewcleistothecium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Boraginaceae/Boraginaceaeborages, comfreys and forget-me-notslive cleistothecium parasitises live
leaf leaf is grazed by larva UK/Ireland Longitarsus anchusae a flea beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae The British Species of the genus Longitarsus (Col., Chrysomelidae), Kevan D.K., 1967
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Longitarsus anchusae/Longitarsus anchusaea flea beetlelarva Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Boraginaceae/Boraginaceaeborages, comfreys and forget-me-notsleaf larva grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by adult UK/Ireland Longitarsus anchusae a flea beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae The British Species of the genus Longitarsus (Col., Chrysomelidae), Kevan D.K., 1967
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Longitarsus anchusae/Longitarsus anchusaea flea beetleadult Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Boraginaceae/Boraginaceaeborages, comfreys and forget-me-notsleaf adult grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by larva UK/IrelandQuestionable Longitarsus nasturtii a flea beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
The British Species of the genus Longitarsus (Col., Chrysomelidae), Kevan D.K., 1967
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Longitarsus nasturtii/Longitarsus nasturtiia flea beetlelarva Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Boraginaceae/Boraginaceaeborages, comfreys and forget-me-nots?leaf larva grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by adult UK/IrelandQuestionable Longitarsus nasturtii a flea beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
The British Species of the genus Longitarsus (Col., Chrysomelidae), Kevan D.K., 1967
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Longitarsus nasturtii/Longitarsus nasturtiia flea beetleadult Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Boraginaceae/Boraginaceaeborages, comfreys and forget-me-nots?leaf adult grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is mined by communal larva Agromyza abiens a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Agromyza abiens/Agromyza abiensa leaf-mining flycommunallarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Boraginaceae/Boraginaceaeborages, comfreys and forget-me-notsleaf communal larva mines leaf

Author & YearTitleSource
Bullock, J.A., 1992Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations11a, 24pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Kevan D.K., 1967The British Species of the genus Longitarsus (Col., Chrysomelidae)Ent. Mon. Mag. Vol 103: 83-110.
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959Land and Water Bugs of the British IslesWayside & Woodland Series, 1959 edition, 436pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.
Spencer, K.A., 1972Diptera: AgromyzidaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 5(g), 136pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

BORAGINACEAE (borages, comfreys and forget-me-nots) 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
Genus 1 subtaxa 1 trophisms
Genus 4 subtaxa 12 trophisms
Species 2 trophisms
Genus 1 subtaxa 5 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Genus 2 subtaxa 4 trophisms
Genus 2 subtaxa 17 trophisms
Genus 2 subtaxa 22 trophisms
Genus 2 subtaxa 11 trophisms
Genus 1 subtaxa 2 trophisms
Genus 8 subtaxa 46 trophisms 1 references
Species 3 trophisms
Genus 4 subtaxa 10 trophisms
Genus 7 subtaxa 51 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyBORAGINACEAE (borages, comfreys and forget-me-nots)
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 BORAGINACEAE (borages, comfreys and forget-me-nots)

BORAGINACEAE (borages, comfreys and forget-me-nots) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to BORAGINACEAE (borages, comfreys and forget-me-nots):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 364 images of BORAGINACEAE (borages, comfreys and forget-me-nots)
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