Associations
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الإنجليزية
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Foodplant / miner
larva of Amauromyza flavifrons mines leaf of Silene
Foodplant / sap sucker
Aphis sambuci sucks sap of live root of Silene
Remarks: season: summer
Foodplant / gall
Brachycolus cucubali causes gall of Silene
Foodplant / gall
larva of Contarinia steini causes gall of flower bud of Silene
Other: sole host/prey
Foodplant / saprobe
stalked (often rather long) apothecium of Hymenoscyphus vitellinus is saprobic on dead stem of Silene
Remarks: season: 7-10
In Great Britain and/or Ireland:
Foodplant / open feeder
larva of Hypera arator grazes on flower of Silene
Foodplant / open feeder
larva of Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata grazes on leaf of Silene
Other: major host/prey