Cacopsylla visci (Curtis, 1835)
(Mistletoe Psyllid, Mistletoe Sucker)

Interactions where Cacopsylla visci 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
sucks sap of UK/IrelandRestricted Viscum album Mistletoe Santalales: Santalaceae Mistletoe - distribution, biology and the National Survey, Briggs, J., 1995
Mistletoe - a review of its distribution, conservation and insect associates, Briggs, J., 2011
Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Psyllidae/Cacopsylla visci/Cacopsylla viscimistletoe psyllid, mistletoe sucker Foodplant / sap suckerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Santalales/Santalaceae/Viscum album/Viscum albummistletoeSole

Interactions where Cacopsylla visci 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
nymph is predated by UK/Ireland Anthocoris visci Mistletoe Flower Bug Hemiptera: Anthocoridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Anthocoridae/Anthocoris visci/Anthocoris viscimistletoe flower bug Animal / predatorUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Psyllidae/Cacopsylla visci/Cacopsylla viscimistletoe psyllid, mistletoe suckernymph is predator of nymph
may attract Pinalitus viscicola a capsid bug Hemiptera: Miridae Mistletoe - distribution, biology and the National Survey, Briggs, J., 1995
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Pinalitus viscicola/Pinalitus viscicolaa capsid bug Animal / associate /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Psyllidae/Cacopsylla visci/Cacopsylla viscimistletoe psyllid, mistletoe sucker is associated with

Author & YearTitleSource
Briggs, J., 1995Mistletoe - distribution, biology and the National SurveyBritish Wildlife Vol 7 No 2: 75-82.
Briggs, J., 2011Mistletoe - a review of its distribution, conservation and insect associatesBritish Wildlife Vol 23 (1): 23-31.
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959Land and Water Bugs of the British IslesWayside & Woodland Series, 1959 edition, 436pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.

Cacopsylla visci (Mistletoe Psyllid, Mistletoe Sucker) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Cacopsylla visci (Mistletoe Psyllid, Mistletoe Sucker) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCacopsylla visci (Mistletoe Psyllid, Mistletoe Sucker)
GenusCacopsylla (a genus of psyllid bugs)
FamilyPSYLLIDAE (psyllids or jumping plantlice)
SuperfamilyPSYLLOIDEA (jumping plantlice)
SuborderSTERNORRHYNCHA (a suborder of 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 Cacopsylla visci (Mistletoe Psyllid, Mistletoe Sucker)

Cacopsylla visci (Mistletoe Psyllid, Mistletoe Sucker) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Cacopsylla visci (Mistletoe Psyllid, Mistletoe Sucker):

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