Dolycoris baccarum (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Hairy Shieldbug, Sloebug, Sloe Shieldbug)

Interactions where Dolycoris baccarum 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 flower TRACHEOPHYTA vascular plants Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pentatomidae/Dolycoris baccarum/Dolycoris baccarumhairy shieldbug, sloebug, sloe shieldbug Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Tracheophytavascular plantsflower
sucks sap of fruit TRACHEOPHYTA vascular plants Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pentatomidae/Dolycoris baccarum/Dolycoris baccarumhairy shieldbug, sloebug, sloe shieldbug Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Tracheophytavascular plantsfruit
nymph nymph sucks sap of unripe fruit UK/IrelandCaptivity Ranunculus buttercups and crowfoots Ranunculales: Ranunculaceae Some foods of Heteroptera larvae in the wild, Hawkins, R.D., 1985
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pentatomidae/Dolycoris baccarum/Dolycoris baccarumhairy shieldbug, sloebug, sloe shieldbugnymph Foodplant / sap suckerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus/Ranunculusbuttercups and crowfootsunripefruit Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally induced
sucks sap of seed Triticum wheats Poales: Poaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pentatomidae/Dolycoris baccarum/Dolycoris baccarumhairy shieldbug, sloebug, sloe shieldbug Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Triticum/Triticumwheatsseed

Interactions where Dolycoris baccarum 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
is endoparasitoid host of larva ForeignMajor Cylindromyia brassicaria a shield bug parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Cylindromyia brassicaria/Cylindromyia brassicariaa shield bug parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pentatomidae/Dolycoris baccarum/Dolycoris baccarumhairy shieldbug, sloebug, sloe shieldbugMajor larva is endoparasitoid of

Author & YearTitleSource
Belshaw, R., 1993Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 10, Part 4a(i), 169pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Hawkins, R.D., 1985Some foods of Heteroptera larvae in the wildHet News No 6: 3.
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959Land and Water Bugs of the British IslesWayside & Woodland Series, 1959 edition, 436pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.

Dolycoris baccarum (Hairy Shieldbug, Sloebug, Sloe Shieldbug) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Dolycoris baccarum (Hairy Shieldbug, Sloebug, Sloe Shieldbug) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDolycoris baccarum (Hairy Shieldbug, Sloebug, Sloe Shieldbug)
GenusDolycoris (a genus of shieldbugs)
SubfamilyPENTATOMINAE (a subfamily of phytophagous shield bugs)
FamilyPENTATOMIDAE (a family of shieldbugs)
SuperfamilyPENTATOMOIDEA (shieldbugs)
InfraorderPentatomomorpha (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 Dolycoris baccarum (Hairy Shieldbug, Sloebug, Sloe Shieldbug)

Dolycoris baccarum (Hairy Shieldbug, Sloebug, Sloe Shieldbug) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Dolycoris baccarum (Hairy Shieldbug, Sloebug, Sloe Shieldbug):

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