Lyctocoris campestris (Fabricius, 1794)
(The Debris Bug)

Interactions where Lyctocoris campestris 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
is a guest in nest AVES birds Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Anthocoridae/Lyctocoris (Lyctocoris) campestris/Lyctocoris (Lyctocoris) campestristhe debris bug Animal / guest /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Avesbirdsnest
sucks the blood of AVES birds Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Anthocoridae/Lyctocoris (Lyctocoris) campestris/Lyctocoris (Lyctocoris) campestristhe debris bug Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood sucker /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Avesbirds
is associated with stable Equus ferus Horse Perissodactyla: Equidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Anthocoridae/Lyctocoris (Lyctocoris) campestris/Lyctocoris (Lyctocoris) campestristhe debris bug Animal / associate /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Perissodactyla/Equidae/Equus ferus/Equus ferushorsestable
sucks the blood of Equus ferus Horse Perissodactyla: Equidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Anthocoridae/Lyctocoris (Lyctocoris) campestris/Lyctocoris (Lyctocoris) campestristhe debris bug Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood sucker /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Perissodactyla/Equidae/Equus ferus/Equus ferushorse
sucks the blood of small red-spotted skin Minor Homo sapiens Man, Human Primates: Hominidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Anthocoridae/Lyctocoris (Lyctocoris) campestris/Lyctocoris (Lyctocoris) campestristhe debris bug Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood sucker /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Primates/Hominidae/Homo sapiens/Homo sapiensman, humansmall red-spottedskinMinor
is predator of Major INSECTA true insects Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Anthocoridae/Lyctocoris (Lyctocoris) campestris/Lyctocoris (Lyctocoris) campestristhe debris bug Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Insectatrue insectsMajor

Author & YearTitleSource
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959Land and Water Bugs of the British IslesWayside & Woodland Series, 1959 edition, 436pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.

Lyctocoris campestris (The Debris Bug) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Lyctocoris campestris (The Debris Bug) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLyctocoris campestris (The Debris Bug)
FamilyANTHOCORIDAE (flower bugs)
SuperfamilyCIMICOIDEA (a superfamily of bugs)
InfraorderCimicomorpha (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 Lyctocoris campestris (The Debris Bug)

Lyctocoris campestris (The Debris Bug) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Lyctocoris campestris (The Debris Bug):

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