Leptoglossus occidentalis Heidemann, 1910
(Western Conifer Seed Bug)

Interactions where Leptoglossus occidentalis 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 unripe seed Juniperus junipers Pinales: Cupressaceae Western Conifer Seed Bug: Leptoglossus occidentalis, Reid, S., Cannon, R., Malumphy, C., Tilbury, C. & Straw, N.
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coreidae/Leptoglossus occidentalis/Leptoglossus occidentaliswestern conifer seed bug Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Juniperus/Juniperusjunipersunripeseed
sucks sap of unripe seed Abies firs Pinales: Pinaceae Western Conifer Seed Bug: Leptoglossus occidentalis, Reid, S., Cannon, R., Malumphy, C., Tilbury, C. & Straw, N.
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coreidae/Leptoglossus occidentalis/Leptoglossus occidentaliswestern conifer seed bug Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies/Abiesfirsunripeseed
sucks sap of unripe seed Cedrus cedars Pinales: Pinaceae Western Conifer Seed Bug: Leptoglossus occidentalis, Reid, S., Cannon, R., Malumphy, C., Tilbury, C. & Straw, N.
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coreidae/Leptoglossus occidentalis/Leptoglossus occidentaliswestern conifer seed bug Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Cedrus/Cedruscedarsunripeseed
sucks sap of unripe seed Picea spruces Pinales: Pinaceae Western Conifer Seed Bug: Leptoglossus occidentalis, Reid, S., Cannon, R., Malumphy, C., Tilbury, C. & Straw, N.
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coreidae/Leptoglossus occidentalis/Leptoglossus occidentaliswestern conifer seed bug Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea/Piceasprucesunripeseed
adult adult sucks sap of unripe seed (in 1-year old cone) Major Pinus contorta Lodgepole Pine, Beach Pine, Shore Pine Pinales: Pinaceae Western Conifer Seed Bug: Leptoglossus occidentalis, Reid, S., Cannon, R., Malumphy, C., Tilbury, C. & Straw, N.
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coreidae/Leptoglossus occidentalis/Leptoglossus occidentaliswestern conifer seed bugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus contorta/Pinus contortalodgepole pine, beach pine, shore pineunripeseed (in 1-year old cone)Major
nymph nymph sucks sap of unripe seed (in 1-year old cone) Major Pinus contorta Lodgepole Pine, Beach Pine, Shore Pine Pinales: Pinaceae Western Conifer Seed Bug: Leptoglossus occidentalis, Reid, S., Cannon, R., Malumphy, C., Tilbury, C. & Straw, N.
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coreidae/Leptoglossus occidentalis/Leptoglossus occidentaliswestern conifer seed bugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus contorta/Pinus contortalodgepole pine, beach pine, shore pineunripeseed (in 1-year old cone)Major (5-8)
adult adult sucks sap of unripe seed (in 1-year old cone) Major Pinus nigra Austrian Pine Pinales: Pinaceae Western Conifer Seed Bug: Leptoglossus occidentalis, Reid, S., Cannon, R., Malumphy, C., Tilbury, C. & Straw, N.
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coreidae/Leptoglossus occidentalis/Leptoglossus occidentaliswestern conifer seed bugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus nigra/Pinus nigraAustrian pineunripeseed (in 1-year old cone)Major
nymph nymph sucks sap of unripe seed (in 1-year old cone) Major Pinus nigra Austrian Pine Pinales: Pinaceae Western Conifer Seed Bug: Leptoglossus occidentalis, Reid, S., Cannon, R., Malumphy, C., Tilbury, C. & Straw, N.
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coreidae/Leptoglossus occidentalis/Leptoglossus occidentaliswestern conifer seed bugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus nigra/Pinus nigraAustrian pineunripeseed (in 1-year old cone)Major (5-8)
adult adult sucks sap of unripe seed (in 1-year old cone) Major Pinus sylvestris Scots Pine Pinales: Pinaceae Western Conifer Seed Bug: Leptoglossus occidentalis, Reid, S., Cannon, R., Malumphy, C., Tilbury, C. & Straw, N.
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coreidae/Leptoglossus occidentalis/Leptoglossus occidentaliswestern conifer seed bugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus sylvestris/Pinus sylvestrisScots pineunripeseed (in 1-year old cone)Major
nymph nymph sucks sap of unripe seed (in 1-year old cone) Major Pinus sylvestris Scots Pine Pinales: Pinaceae Western Conifer Seed Bug: Leptoglossus occidentalis, Reid, S., Cannon, R., Malumphy, C., Tilbury, C. & Straw, N.
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coreidae/Leptoglossus occidentalis/Leptoglossus occidentaliswestern conifer seed bugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus sylvestris/Pinus sylvestrisScots pineunripeseed (in 1-year old cone)Major (5-8)
adult adult sucks sap of unripe seed Major Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas Fir Pinales: Pinaceae Western Conifer Seed Bug: Leptoglossus occidentalis, Reid, S., Cannon, R., Malumphy, C., Tilbury, C. & Straw, N.
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coreidae/Leptoglossus occidentalis/Leptoglossus occidentaliswestern conifer seed bugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pseudotsuga menziesii/Pseudotsuga menziesiiDouglas firunripeseedMajor
nymph nymph sucks sap of unripe seed Major Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas Fir Pinales: Pinaceae Western Conifer Seed Bug: Leptoglossus occidentalis, Reid, S., Cannon, R., Malumphy, C., Tilbury, C. & Straw, N.
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coreidae/Leptoglossus occidentalis/Leptoglossus occidentaliswestern conifer seed bugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pseudotsuga menziesii/Pseudotsuga menziesiiDouglas firunripeseedMajor (5-8)

Author & YearTitleSource
Reid, S., Cannon, R., Malumphy, C., Tilbury, C. & Straw, N.Western Conifer Seed Bug: Leptoglossus occidentalisPlant Pest Factsheet, 3pp, DEFRA

Leptoglossus occidentalis (Western Conifer Seed Bug) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Leptoglossus occidentalis (Western Conifer Seed Bug) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLeptoglossus occidentalis (Western Conifer Seed Bug)
FamilyCOREIDAE (squashbugs)
SuperfamilyCOREOIDEA (a superfamily of bugs)
InfraorderPentatomomorpha (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 Leptoglossus occidentalis (Western Conifer Seed Bug)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Reid, S., Cannon, R., Malumphy, C., Tilbury, C. & Straw, N. Western Conifer Seed Bug: Leptoglossus occidentalis Plant Pest Factsheet, 3pp, DEFRA

Leptoglossus occidentalis (Western Conifer Seed Bug) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource

Regional

Mjøs, A.T., Nielsen, T.R. & Ødegaard, F. 2010 The Western Conifer Seed Bug (Leptoglossus occidentalis Heidemann, 1910) (Hemiptera, Coreidae) found in SW Norway NJE Vol 57 (1): 20-22.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Leptoglossus occidentalis (Western Conifer Seed Bug):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 7 images of Leptoglossus occidentalis (Western Conifer Seed Bug)
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