BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
Gastrophysa viridula (Degeer, 1775) (Green Dock Beetle)
Records (and photo sets)
| Taxon | Summary | Date | Vice-county | Country |  |
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| Gastrophysa viridula | In cop. | 15 May 2005 | Berks | England | 8 |
| Gastrophysa viridula | Ovum | 15 May 2005 | Berks | England | 20 |
| Gastrophysa viridula | Imago | 8 May 1976 | Mid-west Yorkshire | England | 5 |
Suggested Literature
Gastrophysa viridula may be covered by literature listed under:
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BIOTA (living things) |
Eukaryota (eukaryotes) |
ANIMALIA (animals) |
ARTHROPODA (arthropods) |
HEXAPODA (hexapods) |
INSECTA (insects) |
COLEOPTERA (beetles) |
CHRYSOMELIDAE (leaf and flea beetles) |
Feeding and other inter-species relationships
Gastrophysa viridula is associated with:
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adult | Polygonaceae - docks and knotgrasses | hypophyllous adult grazes on live leaf | Cox, M.L., 2007 [eat circular holes c. 1cm diam] | |
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adult | Rumex - docks (Polygonaceae) | hypophyllous adult grazes on live leaf | Cox, M.L., 2007 [eat circular holes c. 1cm diam] Bullock, J.A., 1992 |
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adult | Rumex obtusifolius - Broad-leaved Dock (Polygonaceae) | hypophyllous adult grazes on live leaf | Cox, M.L., 2007 [eat circular holes c. 1cm diam] | |
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adult | Ranunculus - buttercups and crowfoots (Ranunculaceae) | adult may be found on flower | Cox, M.L., 2007 | |
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larva | Polygonaceae - docks and knotgrasses | hypophyllous, gregarious larva grazes on live leaf | Cox, M.L., 2007 [reduce leaves to lace] | |
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larva | Rumex - docks (Polygonaceae) | hypophyllous, gregarious larva grazes on live leaf | 
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Cox, M.L., 2007 [reduce leaves to lace] Bullock, J.A., 1992 |
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larva | Rumex obtusifolius - Broad-leaved Dock (Polygonaceae) | hypophyllous, gregarious larva grazes on live leaf | Cox, M.L., 2007 [reduce leaves to lace] |
There may be more taxa associated with Gastrophysa viridula listed at higher taxonomic level
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COLEOPTERA (beetles) |
Associated with Gastrophysa viridula:
| adult | adult is endoparasitised by larva | Hexameris albicans - a mermithid nematode | Cox, M.L., 2007 | ||
| adult | adult is endoparasitoid host of larva | Perilitus gastrophysae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) | Cox, M.L., 2007 | ||
| larva | larva is endoparasitoid host of larva | Meigenia mutabilis - a parasitoid fly (Diptera: Tachinidae) | Cox, M.L., 2007 Belshaw, R., 1993 [UMO] |
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| larva | larva is endoparasitoid host of larva | Bracon erraticus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) | Cox, M.L., 2007 | ||
| larva | larva is endoparasitoid host of larva | Bracon guttiger (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) | Cox, M.L., 2007 | ||
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larva | larva is predated by | Coccinellidae - ladybirds, ladybugs (Coleoptera) | Cox, M.L., 2007 | |
| larva | larva is predated by larva | Histeridae - a family of carrion beetles (Coleoptera) | Cox, M.L., 2007 | ||
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larva | larva is predated by larva | Syrphidae - hover flies, drone flies, flower flies (Diptera) | Cox, M.L., 2007 | |
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larva | larva is predated by larva | Neuroptera - lacewings | Cox, M.L., 2007 |
Gastrophysa viridula may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level
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ANIMALIA (animals) |
INSECTA (insects) |
COLEOPTERA (beetles) |
CHRYSOMELIDAE (leaf and flea beetles) |
References
| Belshaw, R., 1993 | Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae) |
| 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 |
