Troilus luridus (Fabricius, 1775)
(Bronze Shieldbug)

Interactions where Troilus luridus 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 is predator of larva COLEOPTERA beetles Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pentatomidae/Troilus luridus/Troilus luridusbronze shieldbugadult Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coleopterabeetleslarva
adult adult is predator of adult COLEOPTERA beetles Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pentatomidae/Troilus luridus/Troilus luridusbronze shieldbugadult Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coleopterabeetlesadult
nymph nymph is predator of larva UK/Ireland CHRYSOMELIDAE leaf and flea beetles Coleoptera Some foods of Heteroptera larvae in the wild, Hawkins, R.D., 1985
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pentatomidae/Troilus luridus/Troilus luridusbronze shieldbugnymph Animal / predatorUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysomelidaeleaf and flea beetleslarva
nymph nymph is predator of larva UK/Ireland SYRPHIDAE hover flies, drone flies, flower flies, hoverfly Diptera Some foods of Heteroptera larvae in the wild, Hawkins, R.D., 1985
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pentatomidae/Troilus luridus/Troilus luridusbronze shieldbugnymph Animal / predatorUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Syrphidaehover flies, drone flies, flower flies, hoverflylarva
adult adult is predator of caterpillar LEPIDOPTERA butterflies and moths Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pentatomidae/Troilus luridus/Troilus luridusbronze shieldbugadult Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Lepidopterabutterflies and mothscaterpillar
adult adult is predator of adult LEPIDOPTERA butterflies and moths Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pentatomidae/Troilus luridus/Troilus luridusbronze shieldbugadult Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Lepidopterabutterflies and mothsadult
nymph nymph is predator of caterpillar UK/Ireland LEPIDOPTERA butterflies and moths Some foods of Heteroptera larvae in the wild, Hawkins, R.D., 1985
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pentatomidae/Troilus luridus/Troilus luridusbronze shieldbugnymph Animal / predatorUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Lepidopterabutterflies and mothscaterpillar
is associated with [Trees] broadleaved and coniferous trees Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pentatomidae/Troilus luridus/Troilus luridusbronze shieldbug Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/Treesbroadleaved and coniferous trees
adult adult sucks sap of [Trees] broadleaved and coniferous trees Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pentatomidae/Troilus luridus/Troilus luridusbronze shieldbugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/Treesbroadleaved and coniferous trees
nymph (1st instar) (gregarious) gregarious nymph (1st instar) sucks sap of [Trees] broadleaved and coniferous trees Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pentatomidae/Troilus luridus/Troilus luridusbronze shieldbuggregariousnymph (1st instar) Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/Treesbroadleaved and coniferous trees

Interactions where Troilus luridus 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 endoparasitoid host of larva ForeignQuestionable Hemyda vittata a shield bug parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Hemyda vittata/Hemyda vittataa shield bug parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pentatomidae/Troilus luridus/Troilus luridusbronze shieldbug? larva is endoparasitoid of

Author & YearTitleSource
Belshaw, R., 1993Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 10, Part 4a(i), 169pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Hawkins, R.D., 1985Some foods of Heteroptera larvae in the wildHet News No 6: 3.
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959Land and Water Bugs of the British IslesWayside & Woodland Series, 1959 edition, 436pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.

Troilus luridus (Bronze Shieldbug) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Troilus luridus (Bronze Shieldbug) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTroilus luridus (Bronze Shieldbug)
SubfamilyAMYOTEINAE (predatory shieldbugs)
FamilyPENTATOMIDAE (a family of shieldbugs)
SuperfamilyPENTATOMOIDEA (shieldbugs)
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 Troilus luridus (Bronze Shieldbug)

Troilus luridus (Bronze Shieldbug) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Troilus luridus (Bronze Shieldbug):

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