Lilioceris lilii (Scopoli, 1763)
(Lily Beetle)

Interactions where Lilioceris lilii 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
adult adult grazes on live, perforated leaf Arum maculatum Cuckoo Pint, Lords and Ladies, Lords-and-ladies Alismatales: Araceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Lilioceris lilii/Lilioceris liliilily beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Alismatales/Araceae/Arum maculatum/Arum maculatumcuckoo pint, lords and ladies, lords-and-ladieslive, perforatedleaf (1-)5-7(-12)
adult adult grazes on live leaf Polygonatum Solomon’s-seals Asparagales: Asparagaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Lilioceris lilii/Lilioceris liliilily beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Polygonatum/PolygonatumSolomon’s-sealsliveleaf (4-)
adult adult grazes on live stem Polygonatum Solomon’s-seals Asparagales: Asparagaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Lilioceris lilii/Lilioceris liliilily beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Polygonatum/PolygonatumSolomon’s-sealslivestem (4-)
larva larva grazes on live leaf Polygonatum Solomon’s-seals Asparagales: Asparagaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Lilioceris lilii/Lilioceris liliilily beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Polygonatum/PolygonatumSolomon’s-sealsliveleaf (4-)
larva larva grazes on live stem Polygonatum Solomon’s-seals Asparagales: Asparagaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Lilioceris lilii/Lilioceris liliilily beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Polygonatum/PolygonatumSolomon’s-sealslivestem (4-)
larva larva grazes on live leaf Minor Solanum dulcamara Woody Nightshade, Bittersweet Solanales: Solanaceae /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Lilioceris lilii/Lilioceris liliilily beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum dulcamara/Solanum dulcamarawoody nightshade, bittersweetliveleafMinor
adult adult grazes on live leaf Cardiocrinum giant lilies Liliales: Liliaceae RHS Gardening For All, RHS
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Lilioceris lilii/Lilioceris liliilily beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Liliales/Liliaceae/Cardiocrinum/Cardiocrinumgiant liliesliveleaf (1-)5-7(-12)
larva larva grazes on live leaf Cardiocrinum giant lilies Liliales: Liliaceae RHS Gardening For All, RHS
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Lilioceris lilii/Lilioceris liliilily beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Liliales/Liliaceae/Cardiocrinum/Cardiocrinumgiant liliesliveleaf
adult adult grazes on live, perforated leaf UK/Ireland Fritillaria (Bot.) fritillaries Liliales: Liliaceae RHS Gardening For All, RHS
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Lilioceris lilii/Lilioceris liliilily beetleadult Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Liliales/Liliaceae/Fritillaria (Bot.)/Fritillaria (Bot.)fritillarieslive, perforatedleaf (1-)5-7(-12)
larva (mature) larva (mature) grazes on live seed UK/Ireland Fritillaria (Bot.) fritillaries Liliales: Liliaceae RHS Gardening For All, RHS
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Lilioceris lilii/Lilioceris liliilily beetlelarva (mature) Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Liliales/Liliaceae/Fritillaria (Bot.)/Fritillaria (Bot.)fritillariesliveseed
larva (mature) larva (mature) grazes on live stem UK/Ireland Fritillaria (Bot.) fritillaries Liliales: Liliaceae RHS Gardening For All, RHS
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Lilioceris lilii/Lilioceris liliilily beetlelarva (mature) Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Liliales/Liliaceae/Fritillaria (Bot.)/Fritillaria (Bot.)fritillarieslivestem
larva (mature) larva (mature) grazes on live pod UK/Ireland Fritillaria (Bot.) fritillaries Liliales: Liliaceae RHS Gardening For All, RHS
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Lilioceris lilii/Lilioceris liliilily beetlelarva (mature) Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Liliales/Liliaceae/Fritillaria (Bot.)/Fritillaria (Bot.)fritillarieslivepod
larva (mature) larva (mature) grazes on live flower UK/Ireland Fritillaria (Bot.) fritillaries Liliales: Liliaceae RHS Gardening For All, RHS
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Lilioceris lilii/Lilioceris liliilily beetlelarva (mature) Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Liliales/Liliaceae/Fritillaria (Bot.)/Fritillaria (Bot.)fritillariesliveflower
larva larva grazes on live leaf UK/Ireland Fritillaria (Bot.) fritillaries Liliales: Liliaceae RHS Gardening For All, RHS
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Lilioceris lilii/Lilioceris liliilily beetlelarva Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Liliales/Liliaceae/Fritillaria (Bot.)/Fritillaria (Bot.)fritillariesliveleaf
adult adult grazes on live, perforated leaf Lilium lilies Liliales: Liliaceae RHS Gardening For All, RHS
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Lilioceris lilii/Lilioceris liliilily beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Liliales/Liliaceae/Lilium/Liliumlilieslive, perforatedleaf (1-)5-7(-12)
larva (mature) larva (mature) grazes on live flower Captivity Lilium lilies Liliales: Liliaceae RHS Gardening For All, RHS
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Lilioceris lilii/Lilioceris liliilily beetlelarva (mature) Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Liliales/Liliaceae/Lilium/Liliumliliesliveflower Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally induced
larva (mature) larva (mature) grazes on live pod Captivity Lilium lilies Liliales: Liliaceae RHS Gardening For All, RHS
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Lilioceris lilii/Lilioceris liliilily beetlelarva (mature) Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Liliales/Liliaceae/Lilium/Liliumlilieslivepod Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally induced
larva (mature) larva (mature) grazes on live stem Captivity Lilium lilies Liliales: Liliaceae RHS Gardening For All, RHS
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Lilioceris lilii/Lilioceris liliilily beetlelarva (mature) Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Liliales/Liliaceae/Lilium/Liliumlilieslivestem Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally induced
larva (mature) larva (mature) grazes on live seed Captivity Lilium lilies Liliales: Liliaceae RHS Gardening For All, RHS
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Lilioceris lilii/Lilioceris liliilily beetlelarva (mature) Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Liliales/Liliaceae/Lilium/Liliumliliesliveseed Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally induced
larva larva grazes on live leaf Captivity Lilium lilies Liliales: Liliaceae RHS Gardening For All, RHS
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Lilioceris lilii/Lilioceris liliilily beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Liliales/Liliaceae/Lilium/Liliumliliesliveleaf Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally induced
adult adult grazes on live leaf Nomocharis nomocharis Liliales: Liliaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Lilioceris lilii/Lilioceris liliilily beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Liliales/Liliaceae/Nomocharis/Nomocharisnomocharisliveleaf (4-)
adult adult grazes on live stem Nomocharis nomocharis Liliales: Liliaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Lilioceris lilii/Lilioceris liliilily beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Liliales/Liliaceae/Nomocharis/Nomocharisnomocharislivestem (4-)
larva larva grazes on live stem Nomocharis nomocharis Liliales: Liliaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Lilioceris lilii/Lilioceris liliilily beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Liliales/Liliaceae/Nomocharis/Nomocharisnomocharislivestem (4-)
larva larva grazes on live leaf Nomocharis nomocharis Liliales: Liliaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Lilioceris lilii/Lilioceris liliilily beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Liliales/Liliaceae/Nomocharis/Nomocharisnomocharisliveleaf (4-)

Interactions where Lilioceris lilii 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 parasitoid host of larva Meigenia a genus of parasitoid flies Diptera: Tachinidae The hyperparasitoid Mesochorus lilioceriphilus (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), an addition to the parasitoid complex of the lily beetle in Britain, Salisbury, A. & Broad, G., 2011
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Meigenia/Meigeniaa genus of parasitoid flieslarva Animal / parasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Lilioceris lilii/Lilioceris liliilily beetlelarva larva is parasitoid of larva
larva is parasitoid host of gregarious larva UK/IrelandRestricted Tetrastichus setifer a chalcid wasp Hymenoptera: Eulophidae The Red Lily Beetle, Truong, J.
Impact, host range and chemical ecology of the lily beetle, Lilioceris lilii, Salisbury, A., 2008
Are native British populations of the Snake’s-head Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris threatened by the Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii?, Sutton, P.G., 2004
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Eulophidae/Tetrastichus setifer/Tetrastichus setifera chalcid waspgregariouslarva Animal / parasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Lilioceris lilii/Lilioceris liliilily beetlelarvaSole (5-8)gregarious larva is parasitoid of larva
larva is parasitoid host of solitary larva UK/IrelandRestricted Lemophagus errabundus an ichneumon wasp Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae The Red Lily Beetle, Truong, J.
The hyperparasitoid Mesochorus lilioceriphilus (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), an addition to the parasitoid complex of the lily beetle in Britain, Salisbury, A. & Broad, G., 2011
Impact, host range and chemical ecology of the lily beetle, Lilioceris lilii, Salisbury, A., 2008
Are native British populations of the Snake’s-head Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris threatened by the Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii?, Sutton, P.G., 2004
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Ichneumonidae/Lemophagus errabundus/Lemophagus errabundusan ichneumon waspsolitarylarva Animal / parasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Lilioceris lilii/Lilioceris liliilily beetlelarvaSole (5-6)solitary larva is parasitoid of larva
larva is parasitoid host of solitary larva Foreign Lemophagus pulcher an ichneumon wasp Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae The hyperparasitoid Mesochorus lilioceriphilus (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), an addition to the parasitoid complex of the lily beetle in Britain, Salisbury, A. & Broad, G., 2011
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Ichneumonidae/Lemophagus pulcher/Lemophagus pulcheran ichneumon waspsolitarylarva Animal / parasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Lilioceris lilii/Lilioceris liliilily beetlelarva (7-8)solitary larva is parasitoid of larva

Author & YearTitleSource
RHSRHS Gardening For Allwww.rhs.org.uk/index.asp
Truong, J.The Red Lily Beetlewww.lilybeetle.co.uk/
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
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
Salisbury, A. & Broad, G., 2011The hyperparasitoid Mesochorus lilioceriphilus (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), an addition to the parasitoid complex of the lily beetle in BritainBr. J. Ent. Nat. Hist. Vol 24: 95-99+plate.
Salisbury, A., 2008Impact, host range and chemical ecology of the lily beetle, Lilioceris lilii
Sutton, P.G., 2004Are native British populations of the Snake’s-head Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris threatened by the Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii?AES Bulletin: 113-114.

Lilioceris lilii (Lily Beetle) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Lilioceris lilii (Lily Beetle) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLilioceris lilii (Lily Beetle)
SubfamilyCRIOCERINAE (a subfamily of leaf 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 Lilioceris lilii (Lily Beetle)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Cox, M.L. 2007 Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland 336pp, Pisces Publications
Revels, R. 2004 Lily Beetle Vol 16, No 2 Page: 135
RHS Lily beetle survey www.rhs.org.uk/science/plant-pests/lily-beetle
Truong, J. The Red Lily Beetle www.lilybeetle.co.uk/

Lilioceris lilii (Lily Beetle) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Salisbury, A. 2008 Impact, host range and chemical ecology of the lily beetle, Lilioceris lilii
Sutton, P.G. 2004 Are native British populations of the Snake’s-head Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris threatened by the Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii? AES Bulletin: 113-114.

Parasitoids

Salisbury, A. & Broad, G. 2011 The hyperparasitoid Mesochorus lilioceriphilus (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), an addition to the parasitoid complex of the lily beetle in Britain Br. J. Ent. Nat. Hist. Vol 24: 95-99+plate.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Lilioceris lilii (Lily Beetle):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 16 images of Lilioceris lilii (Lily Beetle)
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