Blepharomyia piliceps (Zetterstedt, 1859)
(a parasitoid fly)

Interactions where Blepharomyia piliceps 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 larva is endoparasitoid of larva Foreign Ematurga atomaria Common Heath Lepidoptera: Geometridae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Blepharomyia piliceps/Blepharomyia pilicepsa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Geometridae/Ematurga atomaria/Ematurga atomariacommon heathlarva
larva larva is endoparasitoid of larva Foreign Macaria brunneata Rannoch Looper Lepidoptera: Geometridae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Blepharomyia piliceps/Blepharomyia pilicepsa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Geometridae/Macaria brunneata/Macaria brunneataRannoch Looperlarva
larva larva is endoparasitoid of larva Foreign Eulithis populata Northern Spinach Lepidoptera: Geometridae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Blepharomyia piliceps/Blepharomyia pilicepsa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Geometridae/Eulithis populata/Eulithis populatanorthern spinachlarva
larva larva is endoparasitoid of larva Foreign Entephria caesiata Grey Mountain Moth, Grey Mountain Carpet Lepidoptera: Geometridae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Blepharomyia piliceps/Blepharomyia pilicepsa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Geometridae/Entephria caesiata/Entephria caesiatagrey mountain moth, grey mountain carpetlarva
larva larva is endoparasitoid of larva Foreign Epirrita autumnata Autumnal Moth Lepidoptera: Geometridae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Blepharomyia piliceps/Blepharomyia pilicepsa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Geometridae/Epirrita autumnata/Epirrita autumnataautumnal mothlarva
larva larva is endoparasitoid of larva Foreign Mesotype didymata Twin-spot Carpet Lepidoptera: Geometridae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Blepharomyia piliceps/Blepharomyia pilicepsa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Geometridae/Mesotype didymata/Mesotype didymatatwin-spot carpetlarva
larva larva is endoparasitoid of larva Foreign Xylena solidaginis Golden-rod Brindle Lepidoptera: Noctuidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Blepharomyia piliceps/Blepharomyia pilicepsa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Noctuidae/Xylena solidaginis/Xylena solidaginisgolden-rod brindlelarva

Author & YearTitleSource
Belshaw, R., 1993Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 10, Part 4a(i), 169pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Blepharomyia piliceps (a parasitoid fly) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Blepharomyia piliceps (a parasitoid fly) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBlepharomyia piliceps (a parasitoid fly)
TribeVoriini (a tribe of parasitoid flies)
SubfamilyDEXIINAE (a subfamily of parasitoid flies)
FamilyTACHINIDAE (parasitoid flies)
SuperfamilyOESTROIDEA (blow-flies, blue-bottles, flesh flies and parasitoid flies)
InfraorderSchizophora - Calyptratae (an infraorder of flies)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
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 Blepharomyia piliceps (a parasitoid fly)

Blepharomyia piliceps (a parasitoid fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Blepharomyia piliceps (a parasitoid fly):

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