Plagiognathus chrysanthemi (Wolff, 1804)
(a plantbug or grassbug)

Interactions where Plagiognathus chrysanthemi 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 adult sucks sap of Achillea millefolium Yarrow Asterales: Asteraceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemi/Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemia plantbug or grassbugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Achillea millefolium/Achillea millefoliumyarrow (late 6-9(10)
nymph nymph sucks sap of Achillea millefolium Yarrow Asterales: Asteraceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemi/Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemia plantbug or grassbugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Achillea millefolium/Achillea millefoliumyarrow (late 5-late 6)
adult adult sucks sap of Tripleurospermum inodorum Scentless Mayweed Asterales: Asteraceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemi/Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemia plantbug or grassbugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Tripleurospermum inodorum/Tripleurospermum inodorumscentless mayweed (late 6-9(10)
nymph nymph sucks sap of Tripleurospermum inodorum Scentless Mayweed Asterales: Asteraceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemi/Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemia plantbug or grassbugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Tripleurospermum inodorum/Tripleurospermum inodorumscentless mayweed (late 5-late 6)
adult adult sucks sap of Jacobaea vulgaris Common Ragwort Asterales: Asteraceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemi/Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemia plantbug or grassbugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Jacobaea vulgaris/Jacobaea vulgariscommon ragwort (late 6-9(10)
nymph nymph sucks sap of Jacobaea vulgaris Common Ragwort Asterales: Asteraceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemi/Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemia plantbug or grassbugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Jacobaea vulgaris/Jacobaea vulgariscommon ragwort (late 5-late 6)
adult adult sucks sap of Medicago lupulina Black Medick Fabales: Fabaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemi/Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemia plantbug or grassbugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Medicago lupulina/Medicago lupulinablack medick (late 6-9(10)
nymph nymph sucks sap of Medicago lupulina Black Medick Fabales: Fabaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemi/Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemia plantbug or grassbugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Medicago lupulina/Medicago lupulinablack medick (late 5-late 6)
adult adult sucks sap of Minor Urtica dioica Common Nettle Rosales: Urticaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemi/Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemia plantbug or grassbugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Urticaceae/Urtica dioica/Urtica dioicacommon nettleMinor (late 6-9(10)
nymph nymph sucks sap of Minor Urtica dioica Common Nettle Rosales: Urticaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemi/Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemia plantbug or grassbugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Urticaceae/Urtica dioica/Urtica dioicacommon nettleMinor (late 5-late 6)

Author & YearTitleSource
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959Land and Water Bugs of the British IslesWayside & Woodland Series, 1959 edition, 436pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.

Plagiognathus chrysanthemi (a plantbug or grassbug) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Plagiognathus chrysanthemi (a plantbug or grassbug) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPlagiognathus chrysanthemi (a plantbug or grassbug)
GenusPlagiognathus (a genus of plantbugs)
TribePhylini (a tribe of capsid bugs)
SubfamilyPHYLINAE (a subfamily of capsid bugs)
FamilyMIRIDAE (capsid bugs, plant bugs, and grassbugs)
SuperfamilyMIROIDEA (a superfamily of bugs)
InfraorderCimicomorpha (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 Plagiognathus chrysanthemi (a plantbug or grassbug)

Plagiognathus chrysanthemi (a plantbug or grassbug) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Plagiognathus chrysanthemi (a plantbug or grassbug):

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