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Heterogaster urticae
Heterogaster urticae
Contents
Citations
Diet Overlap
Distribution
Prey / Diet
Protected Areas
Synonyms:
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Aphanus urticae
;
Cimex urticae (homotypic)
;
Heterogaster longirostris
;
Heterogaster notatipes
;
Lygaeus urticae
;
Pachymerus urticae
;
Phygadicus urticae
Protected Areas
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Name
IUCN Category
Area acres
Location
Species
Website
Climate
Land Use
Bath and Bradford-on-Avon Bats
265
England, United Kingdom
Bredon Hill
889
England, United Kingdom
Carmarthen Bay and Estuaries/ Bae Caerfyrddin ac Aberoedd
163340
Wales, United Kingdom
Crymlyn Bog/ Cors Crymlyn
740
Wales, United Kingdom
Fenland
1529
England, United Kingdom
Limestone Coast of South West Wales/ Arfordir Calchfaen de Orllewin Cymru
3940
Wales, United Kingdom
Mendip Limestone Grasslands
1032
England, United Kingdom
Minsmere to Walberswick Heaths and Marshes
3127
England, United Kingdom
North Somerset and Mendip Bats
1387
England, United Kingdom
Pewsey Downs
380
England, United Kingdom
Sefton Coast
11278
England, United Kingdom
Severn Estuary/ Môr Hafren
182155
England/Wales, United Kingdom
South Devon Shore Dock
843
England, United Kingdom
Y Twyni o Abermenai i Aberffraw/ Abermenai to Aberffraw Dunes
4623
Wales, United Kingdom
Prey / Diet
Urtica dioica
(
California nettle
)
[1]
Urtica spatulata
(
dwarf nettle
)
[1]
Prey / Diet Overlap
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Competing Species
Common Prey Count
Abrostola triplasia
(Dark Spectacle)
1
Acanthis flammea
(Common Redpoll)
1
Agallia consobrina
1
Agapanthia villosoviridescens
(Golden-bloomed Grey Longhorn)
1
Aglais urticae
(Small Tortoiseshell)
2
Anthophila fabriciana
(Nettle-tap Moth)
1
Antitype chi
(Grey Chi)
1
Arctia caja
(garden tiger moth)
1
Arctia villica
(Cream-spot Tiger)
1
Argynnis paphia
(Silver-washed Fritillary)
1
Autographa bractea
(Gold Spangle)
1
Autographa gamma
(Silver Y Moth)
1
Autographa jota
(Plain Golden Y)
2
Autographa pulchrina
(Beautiful Golden Y)
2
Axylia putris
(Flame)
1
Bison bonasus
(
European bison
)
1
Brachypterus urticae
(Nettle Pollen Beetle)
1
Callogaeana festiva
1
Calocoris affinis
1
Caradrina morpheus
(Mottled Rustic)
1
Carduelis carduelis
(
European Goldfinch
)
1
Cercopis vulnerata
(Black & Red Froghopper)
1
Closterotomus fulvomaculatus
1
Cnephasia asseclana
(Flax Tortrix Moth)
2
Cnephasia incertana
(Light Grey Tortrix Moth)
2
Cnephasia stephensiana
(Grey Tortrix Moth)
2
Coenonympha pamphilus
(Small Heath Butterfly)
1
Dasineura urticae
1
Diachrysia chrysitis
(Burnished Brass Moth)
1
Egira conspicillaris
(silver cloud)
1
Eoseristalis pertinax
1
Euplexia lucipara
(Small Angle Shades)
1
Euproctis similis
1
Eupteryx florida
1
Eupteryx urticae
1
Gortyna flavago
(frosted orange)
1
Hebata decipiens
1
Hepialus humuli
(Ghost Moth)
1
Heterotoma planicornis
1
Hypena proboscidalis
(Snout)
1
Lacanobia contigua
(Beautiful Brocade)
1
Lacanobia oleracea
(Bright-line Brown-Eye Moth)
1
Longitarsus luridus
1
Lygocoris pabulinus
(Common Green Capsid)
1
Lygus punctatus
1
Lygus rugulipennis
2
Melanagromyza aenea
1
Melanchra persicariae
(Dot Moth)
1
Naenia typica
(Gothic)
1
Noctua comes
(Lesser Yellow Underwing)
1
Noctua fimbriata
(Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing)
1
Nymphalis polychloros
(Large Tortoiseshell Butterfly)
1
Orthosia gothica
(Hebrew Character)
1
Orthotylus ochrotrichus
1
Panurus biarmicus
(Bearded Reedling)
1
Philophylla caesio
1
Phlogophora meticulosa
(Angle Shades Moth)
1
Phragmatobia fuliginosa
(ruby tiger moth)
1
Phytomyza flavicornis
1
Plagiognathus arbustorum
1
Plagiognathus chrysanthemi
(Trefoil Plant Bug)
1
Pleuroptya ruralis
(Mother of Pearl Moth)
1
Plusia festucae
(Gold Spot)
1
Polygonia c-album
(Comma Butterfly)
1
Prunella modularis
(Dunnock)
1
Scolopostethus thomsoni
1
Spilosoma lubricipeda
(White Ermine Moth)
1
Stagonomus bipunctatus
(strawberry bug)
1
Standfussiana lucernea
(Northern Rustic)
1
Thrips urticae
1
Trioza urticae
2
Udea olivalis
1
Udea prunalis
1
Vanessa atalanta
(red admiral)
2
Xestia baja
(Dotted Clay)
1
Xestia triangulum
(Square-spotted Clay)
1
External References
NatureServe Explorer
Citations
Attributes / relations provided by
♦
1
Biological Records Centre
Database of Insects and their Food Plants
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via
GBIF.org
on 2023-06-13; License:
CC BY 4.0