Chrysolina varians (Schaller, 1783)
(a leaf beetle)

Interactions where Chrysolina varians 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 (nocturnal) nocturnal adult grazes on live leaf Hypericum St John’s worts Malpighiales: Hypericaceae 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/Chrysolina varians/Chrysolina variansa leaf beetlenocturnaladult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Hypericaceae/Hypericum/HypericumSt John's wortsliveleaf (6-10,3-)
larva larva grazes on live leaf Restricted Hypericum St John’s worts Malpighiales: Hypericaceae 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/Chrysolina varians/Chrysolina variansa leaf beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Hypericaceae/Hypericum/HypericumSt John's wortsliveleafSole (5-9)
larva larva may be found on dried flower head Restricted Hypericum St John’s worts Malpighiales: Hypericaceae 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/Chrysolina varians/Chrysolina variansa leaf beetlelarva Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Hypericaceae/Hypericum/HypericumSt John's wortsdriedflower headSole (5-9)
larva larva may be found under live leaf Restricted Hypericum St John’s worts Malpighiales: Hypericaceae 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/Chrysolina varians/Chrysolina variansa leaf beetlelarva Plant / resting place / under /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Hypericaceae/Hypericum/HypericumSt John's wortsliveleafSole (5-9)
adult (nocturnal) nocturnal adult grazes on live leaf Hypericum hirsutum Hairy St John’s-wort Malpighiales: Hypericaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysolina varians/Chrysolina variansa leaf beetlenocturnaladult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Hypericaceae/Hypericum hirsutum/Hypericum hirsutumhairy St John’s-wortliveleaf (6-10,3-)
adult (nocturnal) nocturnal adult grazes on live leaf Hypericum perforatum Perforate St John’s-wort, Common St John’s-wort Malpighiales: Hypericaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysolina varians/Chrysolina variansa leaf beetlenocturnaladult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Hypericaceae/Hypericum perforatum/Hypericum perforatumperforate St John’s-wort, common St John's-wortliveleaf (6-10,3-)
adult (nocturnal) nocturnal adult grazes on live leaf Hypericum pulchrum Slender St John’s-wort Malpighiales: Hypericaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysolina varians/Chrysolina variansa leaf beetlenocturnaladult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Hypericaceae/Hypericum pulchrum/Hypericum pulchrumslender St John’s-wortliveleaf (6-10,3-)
adult (nocturnal) nocturnal adult grazes on live leaf Hypericum tetrapterum Square-stalked St John’s-wort Malpighiales: Hypericaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysolina varians/Chrysolina variansa leaf beetlenocturnaladult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Hypericaceae/Hypericum tetrapterum/Hypericum tetrapterumsquare-stalked St John’s-wortliveleaf (6-10,3-)

Interactions where Chrysolina varians 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
larva (late instar) is endoparasitoid host of larva Lebia chlorocephala a ground beetle Coleoptera: Carabidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Carabidae/Lebia chlorocephala/Lebia chlorocephalaa ground beetlelarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysolina varians/Chrysolina variansa leaf beetlelarva (late instar) larva is endoparasitoid of larva (late instar)
pupa is endoparasitoid host of larva Lebia chlorocephala a ground beetle Coleoptera: Carabidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Carabidae/Lebia chlorocephala/Lebia chlorocephalaa ground beetlelarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysolina varians/Chrysolina variansa leaf beetlepupa larva is endoparasitoid of pupa
larva (late instar) is endoparasitoid host of larva Lebia cruxminor a ground beetle Coleoptera: Carabidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Carabidae/Lebia cruxminor/Lebia cruxminora ground beetlelarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysolina varians/Chrysolina variansa leaf beetlelarva (late instar) larva is endoparasitoid of larva (late instar)
pupa is endoparasitoid host of larva Lebia cruxminor a ground beetle Coleoptera: Carabidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Carabidae/Lebia cruxminor/Lebia cruxminora ground beetlelarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysolina varians/Chrysolina variansa leaf beetlepupa larva is endoparasitoid of pupa
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Foreign Meigenia dorsalis a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Meigenia dorsalis/Meigenia dorsalisa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysolina varians/Chrysolina variansa leaf beetlelarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Foreign Macquartia praefica a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Macquartia praefica/Macquartia praeficaa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysolina varians/Chrysolina variansa leaf beetlelarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Macquartia tenebricosa a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Macquartia tenebricosa/Macquartia tenebricosaa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysolina varians/Chrysolina variansa leaf beetlelarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva

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

Chrysolina varians (a leaf beetle) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Chrysolina varians (a leaf beetle) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesChrysolina varians (a leaf beetle)
GenusChrysolina (a genus of leaf 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 Chrysolina varians (a leaf beetle)

Chrysolina varians (a leaf beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Chrysolina varians (a leaf beetle):

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