Lychnis L.
(a genus of catchflies)

Interactions where Lychnis 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').

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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
flower flower may have adult Cryptocephalus exiguus Pashford Pot Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Cryptocephalus exiguus/Cryptocephalus exiguuspashford pot beetleadult Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Lychnis/Lychnisa genus of catchfliesflower (5-late 8(-12)adult may be found on flower
flower flower is grazed by larva UK/Ireland Hypera arator a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Hypera arator/Hypera aratora weevillarva Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Lychnis/Lychnisa genus of catchfliesflower larva grazes on flower
leaf leaf is grazed by larva UK/Ireland Hypera arator a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Hypera arator/Hypera aratora weevillarva Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Lychnis/Lychnisa genus of catchfliesleaf larva grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is mined by larva Amauromyza flavifrons a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Amauromyza flavifrons/Amauromyza flavifronsa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Lychnis/Lychnisa genus of catchfliesleaf larva mines leaf
leaf (fading) fading leaf is spotted by clustered, blackish pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomatous anamorph UK/Ireland Ascochyta dianthi a Dianthus leaf spot (causative organism) Pleosporales British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Ascochyta dianthi/Ascochyta dianthia Dianthus leaf spot (causative organism)clustered, blackishpycnidiumAscochyta coelomatous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Lychnis/Lychnisa genus of catchfliesfadingleaf (summer)clustered, blackish pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomatous anamorph causes spots on fading leaf
leaf (live) live leaf may be infected and damaged by Cladosporium dematiaceous anamorph Minor Davidiella dianthi Dianthus Ringspot - causative organism Capnodiales: Davidiellaceae Cladosporium echinulatum, David, J.C., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Davidiellaceae/Davidiella dianthi/Davidiella dianthiDianthus ringspot (causative organism)Cladosporium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Lychnis/Lychnisa genus of catchfliesliveleafMinor Cladosporium dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by clustered, blackish pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomatous anamorph UK/Ireland Ascochyta dianthi a Dianthus leaf spot (causative organism) Pleosporales British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Ascochyta dianthi/Ascochyta dianthia Dianthus leaf spot (causative organism)clustered, blackishpycnidiumAscochyta coelomatous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Lychnis/Lychnisa genus of catchfliesliveleaf (summer)clustered, blackish pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomatous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
root (live) live root has sap sucked by Aphis sambuci Elder Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Aphis (Aphis) sambuci/Aphis (Aphis) sambucielder aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Lychnis/Lychnisa genus of catchfliesliveroot (summer)sucks sap of live root

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Cox, M.L., 2007Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland336pp, Pisces Publications
David, J.C., 1998Cladosporium echinulatumI.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 957.
Grove, W.B., 1935British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidiaVol I, 488pp, Cambridge University Press
Morris, M.G., 2002True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to SmicronychinaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 5, Part 17b, 149pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Spencer, K.A., 1972Diptera: AgromyzidaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 5(g), 136pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Lychnis (a genus of catchflies) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusLychnis (a genus of catchflies)
FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE (chickweeds, stitchworts and campions, carnation)
OrderCARYOPHYLLALES (pinks, goosefoots and docks)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Lychnis (a genus of catchflies)

Lychnis (a genus of catchflies) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Lychnis (a genus of catchflies):

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