Psylliodes chrysocephala (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Cabbage Stem Flea Beetle, Cabbage-stem Flea Beetle)

Interactions where Psylliodes chrysocephala 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 BRASSICACEAE cabbages, cresses etc. Brassicales Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Psylliodes chrysocephala/Psylliodes chrysocephalacabbage stem flea beetle, cabbage-stem flea beetleimago Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassicaceaecabbages, cresses etc.leaf
larva larva grazes on leaf Restricted BRASSICACEAE cabbages, cresses etc. Brassicales Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Psylliodes chrysocephala/Psylliodes chrysocephalacabbage stem flea beetle, cabbage-stem flea beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassicaceaecabbages, cresses etc.leafSole
imago imago grazes on leaf Brassica cabbages, mustards, turnips and rape Brassicales: Brassicaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Psylliodes chrysocephala/Psylliodes chrysocephalacabbage stem flea beetle, cabbage-stem flea beetleimago Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and rapeleaf
larva larva grazes on leaf Brassica cabbages, mustards, turnips and rape Brassicales: Brassicaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Psylliodes chrysocephala/Psylliodes chrysocephalacabbage stem flea beetle, cabbage-stem flea beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and rapeleaf
larva larva mines stem UK/Ireland Brassica napus ssp oleifera Oil-seed Rape Brassicales: Brassicaceae The separation of two hymenopteran parasitoids, Tersilochus obscurator and Tersilochus microgaster (Ichneumonidae), of stem-mining pests of winter oilseed rape using DNA, morphometric and ecological data, Barari, H., Ferguson, A.W., Piper, R.W., Smith, E., Quicke, D.L.J. & Williams, I.H., 2005
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Psylliodes chrysocephala/Psylliodes chrysocephalacabbage stem flea beetle, cabbage-stem flea beetlelarva Foodplant / minerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica napus subsp. oleifera/Brassica napus subsp. oleiferaoil-seed rapestem (11-5)
larva larva mines petiole UK/Ireland Brassica napus ssp oleifera Oil-seed Rape Brassicales: Brassicaceae The separation of two hymenopteran parasitoids, Tersilochus obscurator and Tersilochus microgaster (Ichneumonidae), of stem-mining pests of winter oilseed rape using DNA, morphometric and ecological data, Barari, H., Ferguson, A.W., Piper, R.W., Smith, E., Quicke, D.L.J. & Williams, I.H., 2005
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Psylliodes chrysocephala/Psylliodes chrysocephalacabbage stem flea beetle, cabbage-stem flea beetlelarva Foodplant / minerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica napus subsp. oleifera/Brassica napus subsp. oleiferaoil-seed rapepetiole (11-5)

Interactions where Psylliodes chrysocephala 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 endoparasitoid host of larva UK/IrelandMajor Tersilochus microgaster a tersilochine ichneumon Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae The separation of two hymenopteran parasitoids, Tersilochus obscurator and Tersilochus microgaster (Ichneumonidae), of stem-mining pests of winter oilseed rape using DNA, morphometric and ecological data, Barari, H., Ferguson, A.W., Piper, R.W., Smith, E., Quicke, D.L.J. & Williams, I.H., 2005
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Ichneumonidae/Tersilochus microgaster/Tersilochus microgastera tersilochine ichneumonlarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Psylliodes chrysocephala/Psylliodes chrysocephalacabbage stem flea beetle, cabbage-stem flea beetlelarvaMajor larva is endoparasitoid of larva

Author & YearTitleSource
Barari, H., Ferguson, A.W., Piper, R.W., Smith, E., Quicke, D.L.J. & Williams, I.H., 2005The separation of two hymenopteran parasitoids, Tersilochus obscurator and Tersilochus microgaster (Ichneumonidae), of stem-mining pests of winter oilseed rape using DNA, morphometric and ecological dataBulletin of Entomological Research Vol 95: 299-307.
Bullock, J.A., 1992Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations11a, 24pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society

Psylliodes chrysocephala (Cabbage Stem Flea Beetle, Cabbage-stem Flea Beetle) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Psylliodes chrysocephala (Cabbage Stem Flea Beetle, Cabbage-stem Flea Beetle) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPsylliodes chrysocephala (Cabbage Stem Flea Beetle, Cabbage-stem Flea Beetle)
GenusPsylliodes (a genus of 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 Psylliodes chrysocephala (Cabbage Stem Flea Beetle, Cabbage-stem Flea Beetle)

Psylliodes chrysocephala (Cabbage Stem Flea Beetle, Cabbage-stem 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 Psylliodes chrysocephala (Cabbage Stem Flea Beetle, Cabbage-stem Flea Beetle):

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