Epitrix atropae Foudras, 1860
(Belladonna Flea Beetle)

Interactions where Epitrix atropae 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 Atropa belladonna Deadly Nightshade Solanales: Solanaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Epitrix atropae/Epitrix atropaebelladonna flea beetleimago Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Atropa belladonna/Atropa belladonnadeadly nightshadeleaf
larva larva grazes on leaf Atropa belladonna Deadly Nightshade Solanales: Solanaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Epitrix atropae/Epitrix atropaebelladonna flea beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Atropa belladonna/Atropa belladonnadeadly nightshadeleaf

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

Epitrix atropae (Belladonna Flea Beetle) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Epitrix atropae (Belladonna Flea Beetle) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEpitrix atropae (Belladonna Flea Beetle)
GenusEpitrix (a genus of solanaceae-feeding 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 Epitrix atropae (Belladonna Flea Beetle)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Cox, M.L. 2007 Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland 336pp, Pisces Publications

Epitrix atropae (Belladonna Flea Beetle) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Epitrix atropae (Belladonna Flea Beetle):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 16 images of Epitrix atropae (Belladonna Flea Beetle)
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