Liorhyssus hyalinus (Fabricius, 1794)
(Scentless Plant Bug)

Interactions where Liorhyssus hyalinus 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
sucks sap of Foreign Lactuca lettuces Asterales: Asteraceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Rhopalidae/Liorhyssus hyalinus/Liorhyssus hyalinusscentless plant bug Foodplant / sap suckerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Lactuca/Lactucalettuces
sucks sap of Foreign Sonchus oleraceus Smooth Sow-thistle Asterales: Asteraceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Rhopalidae/Liorhyssus hyalinus/Liorhyssus hyalinusscentless plant bug Foodplant / sap suckerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Sonchus oleraceus/Sonchus oleraceussmooth sow-thistle
sucks sap of UK/Ireland Erodium stork’s-bills Geraniales: Geraniaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Rhopalidae/Liorhyssus hyalinus/Liorhyssus hyalinusscentless plant bug Foodplant / sap suckerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Geraniales/Geraniaceae/Erodium/Erodiumstork's-bills
adult adult sucks sap of UK/IrelandMajor Erodium stork’s-bills Geraniales: Geraniaceae The scent-less plant bug Liorhyssus hyalinus (Hemiptera: Rhopalidae) - regular migrant or established British species, Judd, S., 2011
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Rhopalidae/Liorhyssus hyalinus/Liorhyssus hyalinusscentless plant bugadult Foodplant / sap suckerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Geraniales/Geraniaceae/Erodium/Erodiumstork's-billsMajor
nymph nymph sucks sap of UK/IrelandRestricted Erodium stork’s-bills Geraniales: Geraniaceae The scent-less plant bug Liorhyssus hyalinus (Hemiptera: Rhopalidae) - regular migrant or established British species, Judd, S., 2011
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Rhopalidae/Liorhyssus hyalinus/Liorhyssus hyalinusscentless plant bugnymph Foodplant / sap suckerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Geraniales/Geraniaceae/Erodium/Erodiumstork's-billsSole

Author & YearTitleSource
Judd, S., 2011The scent-less plant bug Liorhyssus hyalinus (Hemiptera: Rhopalidae) - regular migrant or established British speciesBr. J. Ent. Nat. Hist. Vol 24 (4): 227-234, Plate 16.
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959Land and Water Bugs of the British IslesWayside & Woodland Series, 1959 edition, 436pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.

Liorhyssus hyalinus (Scentless Plant Bug) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Liorhyssus hyalinus (Scentless Plant Bug) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLiorhyssus hyalinus (Scentless Plant Bug)
FamilyRHOPALIDAE (rhopalid bugs)
SuperfamilyCOREOIDEA (a superfamily of bugs)
InfraorderPentatomomorpha (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 Liorhyssus hyalinus (Scentless Plant Bug)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Judd, S. 2011 The scent-less plant bug Liorhyssus hyalinus (Hemiptera: Rhopalidae) - regular migrant or established British species Br. J. Ent. Nat. Hist. Vol 24 (4): 227-234, Plate 16.

Liorhyssus hyalinus (Scentless Plant Bug) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Liorhyssus hyalinus (Scentless Plant Bug):

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