Chrysomela populi Linnaeus, 1758
(Red Poplar Leaf Beetle)

Interactions where Chrysomela populi 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
imago imago grazes on leaf Populus poplars Malpighiales: Salicaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysomela populi/Chrysomela populired poplar leaf beetleimago Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus/Populuspoplarsleaf
larva larva grazes on leaf Populus poplars Malpighiales: Salicaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysomela populi/Chrysomela populired poplar leaf beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus/Populuspoplarsleaf
imago imago grazes on leaf Salix willows Malpighiales: Salicaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysomela populi/Chrysomela populired poplar leaf beetleimago Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix/Salixwillowsleaf
larva larva grazes on leaf Salix willows Malpighiales: Salicaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysomela populi/Chrysomela populired poplar leaf beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix/Salixwillowsleaf

Interactions where Chrysomela populi 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').

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 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/Chrysomela populi/Chrysomela populired poplar leaf beetlelarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Foreign Cleonice callida a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Cleonice callida/Cleonice callidaa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysomela populi/Chrysomela populired poplar leaf beetlelarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva
larva is taken to the nest of female UK/IrelandRestricted Symmorphus crassicornis a potter wasp or mason wasp Hymenoptera: Vespidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Vespidae/Symmorphus crassicornis/Symmorphus crassicornisa potter wasp or mason waspfemale Animal / predator / stocks nest withUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysomela populi/Chrysomela populired poplar leaf beetlelarvaSole female stocks nest with larva
larva is taken to the nest of female UK/Ireland Symmorphus gracilis a potter wasp or mason wasp Hymenoptera: Vespidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Vespidae/Symmorphus gracilis/Symmorphus gracilisa potter wasp or mason waspfemale Animal / predator / stocks nest withUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysomela populi/Chrysomela populired poplar leaf beetlelarva female stocks nest with larva

Chrysomela populi (Red Poplar Leaf Beetle) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Chrysomela populi (Red Poplar Leaf Beetle) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

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
Macdonald, M.A., 2007Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesChrysomela populi (Red Poplar Leaf Beetle)
GenusChrysomela (a genus of leaf beetles)
SubfamilyCHRYSOMELINAE (a subfamily of leaf beetles)
FamilyCHRYSOMELIDAE (leaf and flea beetles)
SuperfamilyCHRYSOMELOIDEA (leaf, longhorn and seed 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 Chrysomela populi (Red Poplar Leaf Beetle)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Cox, M.L. 2007 Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland 336pp, Pisces Publications
Lane, S. 2009 An abundance of Chrysomela populi Linnaeus in Warwickshire (VC 38) Beetle News Vol 1:2: 4.
Smith, R.M. & Roy, D.B. 2008 Revealing the foundations of biodiversity British Wildlife Vol 20, No. 1: 17-25.

Chrysomela populi (Red Poplar Leaf 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 Chrysomela populi (Red Poplar Leaf Beetle):

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