Hypochaeris L.
(cat’s-ears)

Interactions where Hypochaeris 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
pollen is foodplant of adult Cryptocephalus aureolus a leaf beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Cryptocephalus aureolus/Cryptocephalus aureolusa leaf beetleadult Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Hypochaeris/Hypochaeriscat's-earspollen (4-)5-6(-9)adult feeds on pollen
is foodplant of larva Olibrus affinis a smut beetle Coleoptera: Phalacridae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Phalacridae/Olibrus affinis/Olibrus affinisa smut beetlelarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Hypochaeris/Hypochaeriscat's-ears larva feeds on
is foodplant of Glocianus distinctus a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Glocianus distinctus/Glocianus distinctusa weevil Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Hypochaeris/Hypochaeriscat's-ears feeds on
leaf (base of midrib) leaf (base of midrib) may house puparium Ophiomyia cunctata a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
The Agromyzidae (Diptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark, Spencer, K.A., 1976
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Ophiomyia cunctata/Ophiomyia cunctataa leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Hypochaeris/Hypochaeriscat's-earsleaf (base of midrib) puparium may be found in leaf (base of midrib)
leaf (midrib, lamina) leaf (midrib, lamina) is mined by larva Foreign Ophiomyia beckeri a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae The Agromyzidae (Diptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark, Spencer, K.A., 1976
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Ophiomyia beckeri/Ophiomyia beckeria leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / minerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Hypochaeris/Hypochaeriscat's-earsleaf (midrib, lamina) larva mines leaf (midrib, lamina)
leaf (midrib, lamina) leaf (midrib, lamina) is mined by larva Ophiomyia cunctata a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
The Agromyzidae (Diptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark, Spencer, K.A., 1976
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Ophiomyia cunctata/Ophiomyia cunctataa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Hypochaeris/Hypochaeriscat's-earsleaf (midrib, lamina) larva mines leaf (midrib, lamina)
leaf (midrib, lamina) leaf (midrib, lamina) is mined by larva Ophiomyia pulicaria a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Ophiomyia pulicaria/Ophiomyia pulicariaa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Hypochaeris/Hypochaeriscat's-earsleaf (midrib, lamina) larva mines leaf (midrib, lamina)
leaf (petiole at base) leaf (petiole at base) may house puparium Ophiomyia pulicaria a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Ophiomyia pulicaria/Ophiomyia pulicariaa leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Hypochaeris/Hypochaeriscat's-earsleaf (petiole at base) puparium may be found in leaf (petiole at base)
leaf leaf is mined by larva Foreign Trypeta immaculata Dandelion Leaf-miner Diptera: Tephritidae Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), White, I.M., 1988
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Trypeta immaculata/Trypeta immaculatadandelion leaf-minerlarva Foodplant / minerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Hypochaeris/Hypochaeriscat's-earsleaf larva mines leaf
root root is parasitised by underground tuber Orobanche minor var flava a common broomrape Lamiales: Orobanchaceae New Flora of the British Isles (Ed 2), Stace, C., 1997
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Orobanchaceae/Orobanche minor var. flava/Orobanche minor var. flavaa common broomrapeundergroundtuber Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Hypochaeris/Hypochaeriscat's-earsroot underground tuber parasitises root

Author & YearTitleSource
Bullock, J.A., 1992Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations11a, 24pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society
Cox, M.L., 2007Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland336pp, Pisces Publications
Spencer, K.A., 1972Diptera: AgromyzidaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 5(g), 136pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Spencer, K.A., 1976The Agromyzidae (Diptera) of Fennoscandia and DenmarkFauna Entomologica Scandinavica, 5 (parts 1 and 2), 606pp, Scandinavian Science Press
Stace, C., 1997New Flora of the British Isles (Ed 2)Second edition edition, 1130pp, Cambridge University Press
White, I.M., 1988Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol 10. Part 5a, 134pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Hypochaeris (cat’s-ears) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa
No of
interactions
No of
references
Species 6 trophisms
Species 8 trophisms
Species 17 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusHypochaeris (cat’s-ears)
TribeLactuceae (“dandelions”)
SubfamilyLACTUCOIDEAE (“dandelions”)
FamilyASTERACEAE (daisies, dandelions and thistles, composite)
OrderASTERALES (daisies, dandelions, thistles and bell flowers)
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 Hypochaeris (cat’s-ears)

Hypochaeris (cat’s-ears) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Hypochaeris (cat’s-ears):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 30 images of Hypochaeris (cat’s-ears)
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