Aphthona Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836
(a genus of flea beetles)

Interactions where Aphthona 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
imago imago grazes on leaf Restricted Origanum vulgare Wild Marjoram, Oregano Lamiales: Lamiaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Aphthona/Aphthonaa genus of flea beetlesimago Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Origanum vulgare/Origanum vulgarewild marjoram, oreganoleafSole
larva larva grazes on leaf Restricted Origanum vulgare Wild Marjoram, Oregano Lamiales: Lamiaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Aphthona/Aphthonaa genus of flea beetleslarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Origanum vulgare/Origanum vulgarewild marjoram, oreganoleafSole

Author & YearTitleSource
Bullock, J.A., 1992Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations11a, 24pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society

Aphthona (a genus of flea beetles) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Aphthona (a genus of flea beetles) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Aphthona atrocaerulea
a flea beetle
Species 1 trophisms
Aphthona euphorbiae
Large Flax Flea Beetle
Species 1 trophisms
Aphthona herbigrada
a flea beetle
Species 2 trophisms
Aphthona lutescens
a flea beetle
Species 2 trophisms
Aphthona melancholica
a flea beetle
Species 1 trophisms
Aphthona nigriceps
a flea beetle
Species 1 trophisms
Aphthona nonstriata
Flag Iris Flea Beetle
Species 2 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusAphthona (a genus of flea beetles)
TribeAlticini (flea beetles)
SubfamilyGALERUCINAE (a subfamily of leaf and flea beetles)
FamilyCHRYSOMELIDAE (leaf and flea beetles)
SuperfamilyCHRYSOMELOIDEA (leaf, longhorn and seed beetles)
Series Cucujiformia (a group of beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
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 Aphthona (a genus of flea beetles)

Aphthona (a genus of flea beetles) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Aphthona (a genus of flea beetles):

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