Elasmostethus interstinctus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Birch Shieldbug)

Interactions where Elasmostethus interstinctus 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 esp. with catkins Major Betula birches Fagales: Betulaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Acanthosomatidae/Elasmostethus interstinctus/Elasmostethus interstinctusbirch shieldbugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/Betulabirchesesp. with catkinsMajor
nymph nymph sucks sap of young catkin (female) UK/IrelandMajor Betula birches Fagales: Betulaceae Some foods of Heteroptera larvae in the wild, Hawkins, R.D., 1985
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Acanthosomatidae/Elasmostethus interstinctus/Elasmostethus interstinctusbirch shieldbugnymph Foodplant / sap suckerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/Betulabirchesyoungcatkin (female)Major
adult adult sucks sap of Minor Corylus avellana Hazel Fagales: Betulaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Acanthosomatidae/Elasmostethus interstinctus/Elasmostethus interstinctusbirch shieldbugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Corylus avellana/Corylus avellanahazelMinor
adult adult sucks sap of Minor Populus tremula Aspen Malpighiales: Salicaceae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Acanthosomatidae/Elasmostethus interstinctus/Elasmostethus interstinctusbirch shieldbugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus tremula/Populus tremulaaspenMinor

Interactions where Elasmostethus interstinctus 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 Subclytia rotundiventris a shield bug parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Subclytia rotundiventris Fall. (Dipt., Tachinidae): a new host and county record, Allen, A.A., 1966
Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Subclytia rotundiventris/Subclytia rotundiventrisa shield bug parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Acanthosomatidae/Elasmostethus interstinctus/Elasmostethus interstinctusbirch shieldbug larva is endoparasitoid of

Author & YearTitleSource
Allen, A.A., 1966Subclytia rotundiventris Fall. (Dipt., Tachinidae): a new host and county recordEnt. Mon. Mag. 102: 198.
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.

Elasmostethus interstinctus (Birch Shieldbug) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Elasmostethus interstinctus (Birch Shieldbug) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesElasmostethus interstinctus (Birch Shieldbug)
FamilyACANTHOSOMATIDAE (a family of phytophagous 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 Elasmostethus interstinctus (Birch Shieldbug)

Elasmostethus interstinctus (Birch Shieldbug) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Allen, A.A. 1966 Subclytia rotundiventris Fall. (Dipt., Tachinidae): a new host and county record Ent. Mon. Mag. 102: 198.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Elasmostethus interstinctus (Birch Shieldbug):

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