Nepeta L.
(cat-mints)

Interactions where Nepeta 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 Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
leaf leaf is grazed by larva UK/Ireland Longitarsus lycopi a flea beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae The British Species of the genus Longitarsus (Col., Chrysomelidae), Kevan D.K., 1967
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Longitarsus lycopi/Longitarsus lycopia flea beetlelarva Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Nepeta/Nepetacat-mintsleaf larva grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by adult UK/Ireland Longitarsus lycopi a flea beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae The British Species of the genus Longitarsus (Col., Chrysomelidae), Kevan D.K., 1967
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Longitarsus lycopi/Longitarsus lycopia flea beetleadult Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Nepeta/Nepetacat-mintsleaf adult grazes on leaf
leaf (stippled chlorotic) stippled chlorotic leaf has sap sucked by Eupteryx decemnotata Ligurian Leafhopper Hemiptera: Cicadellidae Sage and rosemary crops in Southern England hit by leaf hopper, Malumphy, C., 2011
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Cicadellidae/Eupteryx decemnotata/Eupteryx decemnotataLigurian leafhopper Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Nepeta/Nepetacat-mintsstippled chloroticleaf sucks sap of stippled chlorotic leaf
stem (near a node) stem (near a node) may house puparium Foreign Ophiomyia labiatarum a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Ophiomyia labiatarum/Ophiomyia labiataruma leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / withinForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Nepeta/Nepetacat-mintsstem (near a node) puparium may be found in stem (near a node)
stem stem is mined by larva Foreign Ophiomyia labiatarum a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Ophiomyia labiatarum/Ophiomyia labiataruma leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / minerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Nepeta/Nepetacat-mintsstem larva mines stem

Nepeta (cat-mints) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Kevan D.K., 1967The British Species of the genus Longitarsus (Col., Chrysomelidae)EMM Vol 103: 83-110.
Malumphy, C., 2011Sage and rosemary crops in Southern England hit by leaf hopper2.
Spencer, K.A., 1972Diptera: AgromyzidaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 5(g), 136pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
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Species 2 trophisms
Species hybrid 1 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusNepeta (cat-mints)
FamilyLAMIACEAE (dead-nettles, mints and scented herbs)
OrderLAMIALES (dead-nettles, eye-brights, foxgloves and speedwells)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Nepeta (cat-mints)

Nepeta (cat-mints) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Nepeta (cat-mints):

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