Aphomia sociella (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Bee Moth)

Interactions where Aphomia sociella is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
larva (silken tube inhabiting, older, colonial) silken tube inhabiting, older, colonial larva kleptoparasitises food stores UK/Ireland Bombus bumble bees or humble bees & cuckoo bees Hymenoptera: Apidae Bumblebees, Prys-Jones, O.E. & Corbet, S.A., 1987
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Pyralidae/Aphomia sociella/Aphomia sociellabee mothsilken tube inhabiting, older, coloniallarva Animal / kleptoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Apidae/Bombus/Bombusbumble bees or humble bees & cuckoo beesfood stores
larva (silken tube inhabiting, older, colonial) silken tube inhabiting, older, colonial larva is predator of cells UK/Ireland Bombus bumble bees or humble bees & cuckoo bees Hymenoptera: Apidae Bumblebees, Prys-Jones, O.E. & Corbet, S.A., 1987
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Pyralidae/Aphomia sociella/Aphomia sociellabee mothsilken tube inhabiting, older, coloniallarva Animal / predatorUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Apidae/Bombus/Bombusbumble bees or humble bees & cuckoo beescells
larva (silken tube inhabiting, older, colonial) silken tube inhabiting, older, colonial larva is predator of larvae UK/Ireland Bombus bumble bees or humble bees & cuckoo bees Hymenoptera: Apidae Bumblebees, Prys-Jones, O.E. & Corbet, S.A., 1987
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Pyralidae/Aphomia sociella/Aphomia sociellabee mothsilken tube inhabiting, older, coloniallarva Animal / predatorUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Apidae/Bombus/Bombusbumble bees or humble bees & cuckoo beeslarvae
larva (silken tube inhabiting, young, colonial) silken tube inhabiting, young, colonial larva feeds on animal debris nest UK/Ireland Bombus bumble bees or humble bees & cuckoo bees Hymenoptera: Apidae Bumblebees, Prys-Jones, O.E. & Corbet, S.A., 1987
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Pyralidae/Aphomia sociella/Aphomia sociellabee mothsilken tube inhabiting, young, coloniallarva Animal / dung / debris saprobeUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Apidae/Bombus/Bombusbumble bees or humble bees & cuckoo beesnest

Author & YearTitleSource
Prys-Jones, O.E. & Corbet, S.A., 1987BumblebeesNaturalists’ Handbooks, 6, 92pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Aphomia sociella (Bee Moth) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Aphomia sociella (Bee Moth) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAphomia sociella (Bee Moth)
FamilyPYRALIDAE (pyralid moths)
SuperfamilyPYRALOIDEA (grass and meal moths)
CladeObtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Aphomia sociella (Bee Moth)

Aphomia sociella (Bee Moth) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Aphomia sociella (Bee Moth):

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