Hippuriphila modeeri (Linnaeus, 1761)
(Horsetail Flea Beetle)

Interactions where Hippuriphila modeeri 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
larva larva feeds on Equisetum horsetails Equisetales: Equisetaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Hippuriphila modeeri/Hippuriphila modeerihorsetail flea beetlelarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Equisetopsida/Equisetales/Equisetaceae/Equisetum/Equisetumhorsetails
larva larva mines live, blackened stem UK/IrelandRestricted Equisetum arvense Field Horsetail Equisetales: Equisetaceae A Provisional Atlas of The Leaf Miners of Warwickshire, with notes on others occurring in the Midlands, Robbins, R., 1990
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Hippuriphila modeeri/Hippuriphila modeerihorsetail flea beetlelarva Foodplant / minerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Equisetopsida/Equisetales/Equisetaceae/Equisetum arvense/Equisetum arvensefield horsetaillive, blackenedstemSole (summer)
larva larva feeds on Equisetum palustre Marsh Horsetail Equisetales: Equisetaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Hippuriphila modeeri/Hippuriphila modeerihorsetail flea beetlelarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Equisetopsida/Equisetales/Equisetaceae/Equisetum palustre/Equisetum palustremarsh horsetail

Author & YearTitleSource
Bullock, J.A., 1992Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations11a, 24pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society
Robbins, R., 1990A Provisional Atlas of The Leaf Miners of Warwickshire, with notes on others occurring in the MidlandsBenchmark Atlas Series, 1991? edition, 181pp, Warwickshire Museum Service

Hippuriphila modeeri (Horsetail Flea Beetle) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Hippuriphila modeeri (Horsetail Flea Beetle) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHippuriphila modeeri (Horsetail Flea Beetle)
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 Hippuriphila modeeri (Horsetail Flea Beetle)

Hippuriphila modeeri (Horsetail Flea Beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Hippuriphila modeeri (Horsetail Flea Beetle):

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