Gastrophysa viridula (De Geer, 1775)
(Green Dock Beetle)

Interactions where Gastrophysa viridula 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 (hypophyllous) hypophyllous adult grazes on live leaf POLYGONACEAE docks and knotgrasses Caryophyllales Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Gastrophysa viridula/Gastrophysa viridulagreen dock beetlehypophyllousadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Polygonaceae/Polygonaceaedocks and knotgrassesliveleaf (4-9)
larva (hypophyllous, gregarious) hypophyllous, gregarious larva grazes on live, eaten to lace leaf POLYGONACEAE docks and knotgrasses Caryophyllales Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Gastrophysa viridula/Gastrophysa viridulagreen dock beetlehypophyllous, gregariouslarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Polygonaceae/Polygonaceaedocks and knotgrasseslive, eaten to laceleaf
adult (hypophyllous) hypophyllous adult grazes on live leaf Rumex docks Caryophyllales: Polygonaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Gastrophysa viridula/Gastrophysa viridulagreen dock beetlehypophyllousadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Polygonaceae/Rumex/Rumexdocksliveleaf (4-9)
larva (hypophyllous, gregarious) hypophyllous, gregarious larva grazes on live, eaten to lace leaf Restricted Rumex docks Caryophyllales: Polygonaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Gastrophysa viridula/Gastrophysa viridulagreen dock beetlehypophyllous, gregariouslarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Polygonaceae/Rumex/Rumexdockslive, eaten to laceleafSole
adult (hypophyllous) hypophyllous adult grazes on live leaf Rumex obtusifolius Broad-leaved Dock Caryophyllales: Polygonaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Gastrophysa viridula/Gastrophysa viridulagreen dock beetlehypophyllousadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Polygonaceae/Rumex obtusifolius/Rumex obtusifoliusbroad-leaved dockliveleaf (4-9)
larva (hypophyllous, gregarious) hypophyllous, gregarious larva grazes on live, eaten to lace leaf Rumex obtusifolius Broad-leaved Dock Caryophyllales: Polygonaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Gastrophysa viridula/Gastrophysa viridulagreen dock beetlehypophyllous, gregariouslarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Polygonaceae/Rumex obtusifolius/Rumex obtusifoliusbroad-leaved docklive, eaten to laceleaf
adult adult may be found on flower Ranunculus buttercups and crowfoots Ranunculales: Ranunculaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Gastrophysa viridula/Gastrophysa viridulagreen dock beetleadult Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus/Ranunculusbuttercups and crowfootsflower (4-9)

Interactions where Gastrophysa viridula 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
larva is predated by COCCINELLIDAE ladybirds, ladybugs Coleoptera Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Coccinellidaeladybirds, ladybugs Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Gastrophysa viridula/Gastrophysa viridulagreen dock beetlelarva is predator of larva
larva is predated by larva HISTERIDAE clown beetles Coleoptera Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Histeridae/Histeridaeclown beetleslarva Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Gastrophysa viridula/Gastrophysa viridulagreen dock beetlelarva larva is predator of larva
larva is predated by larva SYRPHIDAE hover flies, drone flies, flower flies, hoverfly Diptera Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Syrphidaehover flies, drone flies, flower flies, hoverflylarva Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Gastrophysa viridula/Gastrophysa viridulagreen dock beetlelarva larva is predator of larva
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Meigenia mutabilis a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Meigenia mutabilis/Meigenia mutabilisa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Gastrophysa viridula/Gastrophysa viridulagreen dock beetlelarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Bracon erraticus a braconid wasp Hymenoptera: Braconidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Braconidae/Bracon erraticus/Bracon erraticusa braconid wasplarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Gastrophysa viridula/Gastrophysa viridulagreen dock beetlelarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Bracon guttiger a braconid wasp Hymenoptera: Braconidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Braconidae/Bracon guttiger/Bracon guttigera braconid wasplarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Gastrophysa viridula/Gastrophysa viridulagreen dock beetlelarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva
adult is endoparasitoid host of larva Perilitus gastrophysae a braconid wasp Hymenoptera: Braconidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Braconidae/Perilitus gastrophysae/Perilitus gastrophysaea braconid wasplarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Gastrophysa viridula/Gastrophysa viridulagreen dock beetleadult larva is endoparasitoid of adult
larva is predated by larva NEUROPTERA lacewings Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Neuroptera/Neuropteralacewingslarva Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Gastrophysa viridula/Gastrophysa viridulagreen dock beetlelarva larva is predator of larva
adult is endoparasitised by larva Hexameris albicans a mermithid nematode Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Hexameris albicans/Hexameris albicansa mermithid nematodelarva Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Gastrophysa viridula/Gastrophysa viridulagreen dock beetleadult larva endoparasitises adult

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
Bullock, J.A., 1992Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations11a, 24pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society
Cox, M.L., 2007Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland336pp, Pisces Publications

Gastrophysa viridula (Green Dock Beetle) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Gastrophysa viridula (Green Dock Beetle) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGastrophysa viridula (Green Dock Beetle)
SubfamilyCHRYSOMELINAE (a subfamily of leaf 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 Gastrophysa viridula (Green Dock Beetle)

Gastrophysa viridula (Green Dock Beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Gastrophysa viridula (Green Dock Beetle):

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