Athalia ancilla Serville, 1823
(a sawfly)

Interactions where Athalia ancilla is the controlling partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see '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 (gregarious) gregarious larva grazes on leaf (underside) BRASSICACEAE cabbages, cresses etc. Brassicales Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Athalia ancilla/Athalia ancillaa sawflygregariouslarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassicaceaecabbages, cresses etc.leaf (underside)
larva (gregarious) gregarious larva grazes on leaf (underside) Major Alliaria petiolata Garlic Mustard, Jack By The Hedge, Hedge Garlic Brassicales: Brassicaceae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Athalia ancilla/Athalia ancillaa sawflygregariouslarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Alliaria petiolata/Alliaria petiolatagarlic mustard, Jack by the hedge, hedge garlicleaf (underside)Major
larva (gregarious) gregarious larva grazes on leaf (underside) Major Erysimum wall flowers Brassicales: Brassicaceae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Athalia ancilla/Athalia ancillaa sawflygregariouslarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Erysimum/Erysimumwall flowersleaf (underside)Major
larva (gregarious) gregarious larva grazes on leaf (underside) Major Raphanus radishes Brassicales: Brassicaceae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Athalia ancilla/Athalia ancillaa sawflygregariouslarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Raphanus/Raphanusradishesleaf (underside)Major
larva (gregarious) gregarious larva grazes on leaf (underside) Sisymbrium rockets Brassicales: Brassicaceae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Athalia ancilla/Athalia ancillaa sawflygregariouslarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Sisymbrium/Sisymbriumrocketsleaf (underside)

Athalia ancilla (a sawfly) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Athalia ancilla (a sawfly) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Benson, R.B., 1952Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol VI, Part 2(b), 137pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAthalia ancilla (a sawfly)
GenusAthalia (a genus of sawflies)
FamilyTENTHREDINIDAE (a family of sawflies)
SuperfamilyTENTHREDINOIDEA (a superfamily of sawflies)
SuborderSYMPHYTA (sawflies)
OrderHYMENOPTERA (ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
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 Athalia ancilla (a sawfly)

Athalia ancilla (a sawfly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Athalia ancilla (a sawfly):

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