BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

Vicia (vetches)

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #photos #macrophotos #microphotos #refs #webs
Species Vicia bithynica (L.) L. (Bithynian Vetch)         4
Species Vicia cracca L. (Tufted Vetch) 9 16     21
Species Vicia faba L. (Broad Bean)         31
Species Vicia hirsuta (L.) S. F. Gray (Hairy Tare) 5       14
Species Vicia lathyroides L. (Spring Vetch) 8       4
Species Vicia lutea L. (Yellow Vetch)       1 4
Species Vicia sativa L. (Common Vetch) 16 8     16
Species Vicia sepium L. (Bush Vetch) 9 8 9   15
Species Vicia sylvatica L. (Wood Vetch) 5       6
Species Vicia tenuifolia Roth (Fine-leaved Vetch)         1
Species Vicia tetrasperma (L.) Schreber (Smooth Tare) 10 18     4
Species Vicia villosa Roth (Fodder Vetch)         1

Suggested Literature

Vicia may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
PLANTAE
(plants)
SPERMATOPHYTA
(vascular plants)
MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)
MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with Vicia:

is foodplant of larva Apion afer - a seed weevil (Coleoptera: Apionidae) Bullock, J.A., 1992
is foodplant of larva Apion spencii - a seed weevil (Coleoptera: Apionidae) Morris, M.G., 1990
is foodplant of larva Apion subulatum - a seed weevil (Coleoptera: Apionidae) Minor Bullock, J.A., 1992 [(Note: this maybe confusion with A. cerdo)]
is foodplant of larva Sitona ambiguus - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Morris, M.G., 1997
Photos is foodplant of imago Sitona lineatus - Pea & Bean Weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Morris, M.G., 1997
Bullock, J.A., 1992
is foodplant of larva Sitona macularius - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Morris, M.G., 1997
is foodplant of larva Sitona puncticollis - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Bullock, J.A., 1992
is foodplant of larva Sitona sulcifrons - Clover Weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Bullock, J.A., 1992
is foodplant of larva Sitona suturalis - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Morris, M.G., 1997
Bullock, J.A., 1992
is foodplant of larva Tychius quinquepunctatus - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Bullock, J.A., 1992
is galled by Aphis craccae (Homoptera: Aphididae) Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986 [usually small-leaved species]
is associate of adult Bruchus rufipes - a seed beetle (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) Cox, M.L., 2007
Bullock, J.A., 1992
may have adult Bruchus atomarius - a seed beetle (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) Cox, M.L., 2007
may have adult Bruchus loti - a seed beetle (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) Cox, M.L., 2007
Photos may have adult Cryptocephalus fulvus - a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Cox, M.L., 2007
flower (on anthers, pistils) flower (on anthers, pistils) may contain larva Apion viciae - a seed weevil (Coleoptera: Apionidae) Morris, M.G., 1990
flower bud flower bud may contain larva Apion ervi - a seed weevil (Coleoptera: Apionidae) Morris, M.G., 1990
flower flower is galled by larva Anabraemia viciae - a gall midge (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
flower flower is galled by larva Contarinia craccae - a gall midge (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
flower flower may contain larva Apion vorax - a seed weevil (Coleoptera: Apionidae) Morris, M.G., 1990
Bullock, J.A., 1992
leaf-mine (end of) leaf-mine (end of) may house puparium Chromatomyia horticola - a leaf-mining fly (Diptera: Agromyzidae) UK/Ireland Spencer, K.A., 1972
leaf leaf is galled by Vasates retiolatus - a gall mite Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986 [Not on V. hirsuta or V. tetrasperma]
leaf leaf is galled by larva Dasineura viciae - a gall midge (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
leaf leaf is mined by solitary larva Agromyza vicifoliae - a leaf-mining fly (Diptera: Agromyzidae) Restricted Spencer, K.A., 1972 [blotch mine associated with midrib and without initial linear section. Frass diffused.]
leaf leaf is mined by larva Chromatomyia horticola - a leaf-mining fly (Diptera: Agromyzidae) UK/Ireland Spencer, K.A., 1972 [mine linear, whitish, both upper and lower surface]
leaf leaf is mined by larva Liriomyza congesta - a leaf-mining fly (Diptera: Agromyzidae) Major Spencer, K.A., 1972 [short linear mine with frass in minute grains on each side of central green band]
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Derocrepis rufipes - a flea beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Bullock, J.A., 1992
leaf leaf is grazed by imago Derocrepis rufipes - a flea beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Bullock, J.A., 1992
Photos leaf leaf is grazed by adult Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata - Twenty-four-spot Ladybird (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) UK/Ireland Major Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989
Photos leaf leaf is grazed by larva Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata - Twenty-four-spot Ladybird (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) UK/Ireland Major Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989
leaf leaf is grazed by Hypera fuscocinerea - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Foreign Morris, M.G., 2002
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Hypera suspiciosa - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) UK/Ireland Morris, M.G., 2002
leaf leaf is grazed by Hypera venusta - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) UK/Ireland Minor Morris, M.G., 2002
pod (feeding on unripe seeds) pod (feeding on unripe seeds) may contain larva Apion cerdo - a seed weevil (Coleoptera: Apionidae) Restricted Morris, M.G., 1990
pod (feeding on unripe seeds) pod (feeding on unripe seeds) may contain larva Apion craccae - a seed weevil (Coleoptera: Apionidae) Minor Morris, M.G., 1990
Bullock, J.A., 1992
pod pod is galled by larva Asphondylia ervi - a gall midge (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
pod pod may contain larva Apion pomonae - a seed weevil (Coleoptera: Apionidae) Morris, M.G., 1990
pod pod may contain larva Apion punctigerum - a seed weevil (Coleoptera: Apionidae) Morris, M.G., 1990
pod pod may house pupa Bruchus loti - a seed beetle (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) Questionable Cox, M.L., 2007
seed seed may contain larva Bruchus atomarius - a seed beetle (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) Cox, M.L., 2007
Bullock, J.A., 1992
seed seed may contain larva Bruchus loti - a seed beetle (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) Questionable Cox, M.L., 2007
Photos seed seed may contain larva Bruchus rufimanus - Bean Beetle (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) Cox, M.L., 2007
Bullock, J.A., 1992
seed seed may house pupa Bruchus atomarius - a seed beetle (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) Cox, M.L., 2007
Bullock, J.A., 1992
Photos seed seed may house pupa Bruchus rufimanus - Bean Beetle (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) Cox, M.L., 2007
Photos stem (large) (dead) dead stem (large) is decayed by fruitbody Lachnella alboviolascens - a cyphelloid fungus (Agaricales: Marasmiaceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
stem stem is galled by larva Apion gyllenhali - a seed weevil (Coleoptera: Apionidae) Morris, M.G., 1990
Bullock, J.A., 1992
stem stem is galled by larva Apion aethiops - a seed weevil (Coleoptera: Apionidae) Morris, M.G., 1990
Bullock, J.A., 1992
stem stem is galled by larva Agromyza erythrocephala - a leaf-mining fly (Diptera: Agromyzidae) Foreign Spencer, K.A., 1972 [about 2cm long]
stem stem is galled by Asterolecanium fimbriatum (Homoptera) Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
stem stem is mined by larva Ophiomyia orbiculata - a leaf-mining fly (Diptera: Agromyzidae) Spencer, K.A., 1972
stem stem may have puparium Agromyza erythrocephala - a leaf-mining fly (Diptera: Agromyzidae) Foreign Spencer, K.A., 1972
stem stem may house puparium Ophiomyia orbiculata - a leaf-mining fly (Diptera: Agromyzidae) Spencer, K.A., 1972

Vicia may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)
MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)
FABACEAE
(vetches, peas and beans - formerly Leguminosae or Papilionaceae)

References

Bullock, J.A., 1992 Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations
Cox, M.L., 2007 Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota
Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989 Ladybirds
Morris, M.G., 1990 Orthocerous Weevils
Morris, M.G., 1997 Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae)
Morris, M.G., 2002 True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae
Spencer, K.A., 1972 Diptera: Agromyzidae
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986 Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls

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