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Tingis cardui (Linnaeus) (Spear Thistle Lacebug)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos #macrophotos
Tingis cardui Imago 27 July 2000 Berks England 2 5
Tingis cardui Imago 25 May 1975 East Sussex England 2
Tingis cardui Imago 3 June 1971 East Norfolk England 3

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Redfern, M., 1968 The Natural History of Spear Thistle-heads

Tingis cardui may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)
HEXAPODA
(hexapods)
INSECTA
(insects)
HEMIPTERA
(bugs)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Tingis cardui is associated with:

Photos adult Cirsium vulgare - Spear Thistle (Asteraceae) adult sucks sap of involucre Redfern, M., 1968
Photos nymph Cirsium vulgare - Spear Thistle (Asteraceae) nymph sucks sap of involucre Redfern, M., 1968

Associated with Tingis cardui:

Tingis cardui may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

ANIMALIA
(animals)
INSECTA
(insects)
HEMIPTERA
(bugs)

References

Redfern, M., 1968 The Natural History of Spear Thistle-heads

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