Plagiognathus arbustorum (Fabricius, 1794)
(a plantbug or grassbug)

Interactions where Plagiognathus arbustorum 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 sucks sap of Major URTICACEAE nettles Rosales Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum/Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustoruma plantbug or grassbugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Urticaceae/UrticaceaenettlesMajor (early 7-end 9)
nymph nymph sucks sap of Major URTICACEAE nettles Rosales Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum/Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustoruma plantbug or grassbugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Urticaceae/UrticaceaenettlesMajor (5-7)
adult adult sucks sap of [Herbaceous Plants] herbaceous plants Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum/Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustoruma plantbug or grassbugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Herbaceous Plants/Herbaceous Plantsherbaceous plants (early 7-end 9)
nymph nymph sucks sap of [Herbaceous Plants] herbaceous plants Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum/Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustoruma plantbug or grassbugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Herbaceous Plants/Herbaceous Plantsherbaceous plants (5-7)

Interactions where Plagiognathus arbustorum 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
is predated by Himacerus mirmicoides Ant Damsel Bug Hemiptera: Nabidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Nabidae/Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides/Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoidesant damsel bug Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum/Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustoruma plantbug or grassbug is predator of

Author & YearTitleSource
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959Land and Water Bugs of the British IslesWayside & Woodland Series, 1959 edition, 436pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.

Plagiognathus arbustorum (a plantbug or grassbug) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Plagiognathus arbustorum (a plantbug or grassbug) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPlagiognathus arbustorum (a plantbug or grassbug)
GenusPlagiognathus (a genus of plantbugs)
TribePhylini (a tribe of capsid bugs)
SubfamilyPHYLINAE (a subfamily of capsid bugs)
FamilyMIRIDAE (capsid bugs, plant bugs, and grassbugs)
SuperfamilyMIROIDEA (a superfamily of bugs)
InfraorderCimicomorpha (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 Plagiognathus arbustorum (a plantbug or grassbug)

Plagiognathus arbustorum (a plantbug or grassbug) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Plagiognathus arbustorum (a plantbug or grassbug):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 4 images of Plagiognathus arbustorum (a plantbug or grassbug)
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