Stephanitis rhododendri Horváth, 1905
(Rhododendron Lacebug)

Interactions where Stephanitis rhododendri 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 Rhododendron rhododendrons and azaleas Ericales: Ericaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Tingidae/Stephanitis rhododendri/Stephanitis rhododendrirhododendron lacebugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron/Rhododendronrhododendrons and azaleas
nymph nymph sucks sap of Rhododendron rhododendrons and azaleas Ericales: Ericaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Tingidae/Stephanitis rhododendri/Stephanitis rhododendrirhododendron lacebugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron/Rhododendronrhododendrons and azaleas
adult adult sucks sap of Major Rhododendron arboreum Tree Rhododendron Ericales: Ericaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Tingidae/Stephanitis rhododendri/Stephanitis rhododendrirhododendron lacebugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron arboreum/Rhododendron arboreumtree rhododendronMajor
nymph nymph sucks sap of Major Rhododendron arboreum Tree Rhododendron Ericales: Ericaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Tingidae/Stephanitis rhododendri/Stephanitis rhododendrirhododendron lacebugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron arboreum/Rhododendron arboreumtree rhododendronMajor
adult adult sucks sap of Major Rhododendron campanulatum a rhododendron Ericales: Ericaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Tingidae/Stephanitis rhododendri/Stephanitis rhododendrirhododendron lacebugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron campanulatum/Rhododendron campanulatuma rhododendronMajor
nymph nymph sucks sap of Major Rhododendron campanulatum a rhododendron Ericales: Ericaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Tingidae/Stephanitis rhododendri/Stephanitis rhododendrirhododendron lacebugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron campanulatum/Rhododendron campanulatuma rhododendronMajor
nymph nymph sucks sap of Major Rhododendron campylocarpum a cultivated rhododendron Ericales: Ericaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Tingidae/Stephanitis rhododendri/Stephanitis rhododendrirhododendron lacebugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron campylocarpum/Rhododendron campylocarpuma cultivated rhododendronMajor
nymph nymph sucks sap of Major Rhododendron catawbiense a cultivated rhododendron Ericales: Ericaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Tingidae/Stephanitis rhododendri/Stephanitis rhododendrirhododendron lacebugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron catawbiense/Rhododendron catawbiensea cultivated rhododendronMajor
nymph nymph sucks sap of Major Rhododendron caucasicum a cultivated rhododendron Ericales: Ericaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Tingidae/Stephanitis rhododendri/Stephanitis rhododendrirhododendron lacebugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron caucasicum/Rhododendron caucasicuma cultivated rhododendronMajor
adult adult sucks sap of Major Rhododendron ponticum Rhododendron Ericales: Ericaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Tingidae/Stephanitis rhododendri/Stephanitis rhododendrirhododendron lacebugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron ponticum/Rhododendron ponticumrhododendronMajor
nymph nymph sucks sap of Major Rhododendron ponticum Rhododendron Ericales: Ericaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Tingidae/Stephanitis rhododendri/Stephanitis rhododendrirhododendron lacebugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron ponticum/Rhododendron ponticumrhododendronMajor
adult adult sucks sap of Major Rhododendron thomsonii a cultivated rhododendron Ericales: Ericaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Tingidae/Stephanitis rhododendri/Stephanitis rhododendrirhododendron lacebugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron thomsonii/Rhododendron thomsoniia cultivated rhododendronMajor
nymph nymph sucks sap of Major Rhododendron thomsonii a cultivated rhododendron Ericales: Ericaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Tingidae/Stephanitis rhododendri/Stephanitis rhododendrirhododendron lacebugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron thomsonii/Rhododendron thomsoniia cultivated rhododendronMajor

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959Land and Water Bugs of the British IslesWayside & Woodland Series, 1959 edition, 436pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.

Stephanitis rhododendri (Rhododendron Lacebug) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Stephanitis rhododendri (Rhododendron Lacebug) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesStephanitis rhododendri (Rhododendron Lacebug)
FamilyTINGIDAE (lace bugs)
SuperfamilyTINGOIDEA (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 Stephanitis rhododendri (Rhododendron Lacebug)

Stephanitis rhododendri (Rhododendron Lacebug) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Southwood, T.R.E. 1985 Stephanitis rhododendri Het News No 6: 2.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Stephanitis rhododendri (Rhododendron Lacebug):

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