Macrosiphum euphorbiae (Thomas, 1878)
(Potato Aphid)

Interactions where Macrosiphum euphorbiae 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 MAGNOLIOPSIDA flowering plants Aphid Predators, Rotheray, G.E., 1989
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) euphorbiae/Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) euphorbiaepotato aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Magnoliopsidaflowering plants
sucks sap of live shoot (young) Zantedeschia aethiopica Altar-lily Alismatales: Araceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) euphorbiae/Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) euphorbiaepotato aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Alismatales/Araceae/Zantedeschia aethiopica/Zantedeschia aethiopicaaltar-lilyliveshoot (young)
sucks sap of live shoot (young) Gladiolus gladioli Asparagales: Iridaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) euphorbiae/Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) euphorbiaepotato aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Iridaceae/Gladiolus/Gladiolusgladioliliveshoot (young)
sucks sap of live shoot (young) Iris irises Asparagales: Iridaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) euphorbiae/Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) euphorbiaepotato aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Iridaceae/Iris/Irisirisesliveshoot (young)
sucks sap of live shoot (young) Dendranthema florist’s chrysanthemums, "mums" Asterales: Asteraceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) euphorbiae/Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) euphorbiaepotato aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Dendranthema/Dendranthemaflorist's chrysanthemums, "mums"liveshoot (young)
sucks sap of live shoot (young) Callistephus chinensis China Aster Asterales: Asteraceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) euphorbiae/Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) euphorbiaepotato aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Callistephus chinensis/Callistephus chinensisChina asterliveshoot (young)
sucks sap of live shoot (young) Dahlia dahlias Asterales: Asteraceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) euphorbiae/Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) euphorbiaepotato aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Dahlia/Dahliadahliasliveshoot (young)
sucks sap of live shoot (young) Zinnia elegans Zinnia, Youth-and-age Asterales: Asteraceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) euphorbiae/Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) euphorbiaepotato aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Zinnia elegans/Zinnia eleganszinnia, youth-and-ageliveshoot (young)
sucks sap of live shoot (young) Pericallis x hybrida cineraria Asterales: Asteraceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) euphorbiae/Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) euphorbiaepotato aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Pericallis x hybrida/Pericallis x hybridacinerarialiveshoot (young)
sucks sap of live shoot (young) Lactuca sativa Garden Lettuce Asterales: Asteraceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) euphorbiae/Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) euphorbiaepotato aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Lactuca sativa/Lactuca sativagarden lettuceliveshoot (young)
sucks sap of live shoot (young) Dianthus caryophyllus garden hybrids Carnation Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) euphorbiae/Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) euphorbiaepotato aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Dianthus caryophyllus garden hybrids/Dianthus caryophyllus garden hybridscarnationliveshoot (young)
sucks sap of live shoot (young) Lathyrus odoratus Sweet Pea Fabales: Fabaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) euphorbiae/Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) euphorbiaepotato aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Lathyrus odoratus/Lathyrus odoratussweet pealiveshoot (young)
sucks sap of live shoot (young) Alcea rosea Hollyhock Malvales: Malvaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) euphorbiae/Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) euphorbiaepotato aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malvales/Malvaceae/Alcea rosea/Alcea roseahollyhockliveshoot (young)
sucks sap of live shoot (young) Aquilegia columbines Ranunculales: Ranunculaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) euphorbiae/Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) euphorbiaepotato aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Aquilegia/Aquilegiacolumbinesliveshoot (young)
sucks sap of live shoot (young) Fragaria strawberries Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) euphorbiae/Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) euphorbiaepotato aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Fragaria/Fragariastrawberriesliveshoot (young)
sucks sap of live shoot (young) Rosa roses and briars Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Aphid Predators, Rotheray, G.E., 1989
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) euphorbiae/Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) euphorbiaepotato aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Rosa/Rosaroses and briarsliveshoot (young)
egg egg overwinters on Rosa roses and briars Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) euphorbiae/Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) euphorbiaepotato aphidegg Plant / hibernates / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Rosa/Rosaroses and briars
sucks sap of live shoot (young) Lycopersicon esculentum Tomato Solanales: Solanaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) euphorbiae/Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) euphorbiaepotato aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Lycopersicon esculentum/Lycopersicon esculentumtomatoliveshoot (young)
sucks sap of live shoot (young) Solanum tuberosum Potato Solanales: Solanaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) euphorbiae/Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) euphorbiaepotato aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatoliveshoot (young)
sucks sap of live shoot (young) Tulipa tulips Liliales: Liliaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) euphorbiae/Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) euphorbiaepotato aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Liliales/Liliaceae/Tulipa/Tulipatulipsliveshoot (young)

Interactions where Macrosiphum euphorbiae 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
spreads Bearded Iris Mosaic virus a phytopathogenic virus Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Bearded Iris Mosaic virus/Bearded Iris Mosaic virusa phytopathogenic virus Animal / vector /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) euphorbiae/Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) euphorbiaepotato aphid is spread by
spreads Lettuce Mosaic virus a phytopathogenic virus Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Lettuce Mosaic virus/Lettuce Mosaic virusa phytopathogenic virus Animal / vector /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) euphorbiae/Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) euphorbiaepotato aphid is spread by
spreads Narcissus Yellow Stripe virus Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Narcissus Yellow Stripe virus/Narcissus Yellow Stripe virus Animal / vector /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) euphorbiae/Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) euphorbiaepotato aphid is spread by
spreads Tulip Breaking virus a phytopathogenic virus Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Tulip Breaking virus/Tulip Breaking virusa phytopathogenic virus Animal / vector /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) euphorbiae/Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) euphorbiaepotato aphid is spread by

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Rotheray, G.E., 1989Aphid PredatorsNaturalists' Handbooks, 11, 77pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Macrosiphum euphorbiae (Potato Aphid) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Macrosiphum euphorbiae (Potato Aphid) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMacrosiphum euphorbiae (Potato Aphid)
GenusMacrosiphum (a genus of pahids)
TribeMacrosiphini (a tribe of aphids)
SubfamilyAPHIDINAE (a subfamily of aphids)
FamilyAPHIDIDAE (greenfly)
SuperfamilyAPHIDOIDEA (aphids)
SuborderSTERNORRHYNCHA (a suborder of 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 Macrosiphum euphorbiae (Potato Aphid)

Macrosiphum euphorbiae (Potato Aphid) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Macrosiphum euphorbiae (Potato Aphid):

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