Interactions where Cerastium is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)
The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see '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
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Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon
Indoors etc
Season
Summary
is foodplant of
Gronops lunatus a weevil
Coleoptera: Curculionidae
True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae , Morris, M.G., 2002
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Gronops lunatus/ Gronops lunatus a weevil Foodplant / feeds on UK and/or Eire
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Cerastium/ Cerastium mouse-ears ? feeds on
flower
flower is grazed by larva
Hypera arator a weevil
Coleoptera: Curculionidae
True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae , Morris, M.G., 2002
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Hypera (Hypera) arator/ Hypera (Hypera) arator a weevil larva
Foodplant / open feeder UK and/or Eire
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Cerastium/ Cerastium mouse-ears flower larva grazes on flower
leaf
leaf is grazed by larva
Hypera arator a weevil
Coleoptera: Curculionidae
True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae , Morris, M.G., 2002
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Hypera (Hypera) arator/ Hypera (Hypera) arator a weevil larva
Foodplant / open feeder UK and/or Eire
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Cerastium/ Cerastium mouse-ears leaf larva grazes on leaf
leaves (terminal)
leaves (terminal) is galled by larva
Dasineura cerastii a gall midge
Diptera: Cecidomyiidae
Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls , Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Dasineura cerastii/ Dasineura cerastii a gall midge larva
Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Cerastium/ Cerastium mouse-ears leaves (terminal) Sole
larva causes gall of leaves (terminal)
leaves (terminal)
leaves (terminal) is galled by larva
Dasineura lotharingiae a gall midge
Diptera: Cecidomyiidae
Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls , Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Dasineura lotharingiae/ Dasineura lotharingiae a gall midge larva
Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Cerastium/ Cerastium mouse-ears leaves (terminal) larva causes gall of leaves (terminal)
leaves (terminal)
leaves (terminal) is galled by
Brachycolus cerastii an aphid
Hemiptera: Aphididae
Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls , Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Brachycolus cerastii/ Brachycolus cerastii an aphid Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Cerastium/ Cerastium mouse-ears leaves (terminal) causes gall of leaves (terminal)
NBN (data.nbn.org.uk)
has a distribution map for Cerastium (mouse-ears)
