Delia platura (Meigen, 1826)
(Bean Seed Fly)

Interactions where Delia platura 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 mines leaf (lower parts) of young cultivated plants Rare Allium leeks, onions, garlics Asparagales: Amaryllidaceae A Provisional Atlas of The Leaf Miners of Warwickshire, with notes on others occurring in the Midlands, Robbins, R., 1990
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Anthomyiidae/Delia platura/Delia platurabean seed flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Amaryllidaceae/Allium/Alliumleeks, onions, garlicsleaf (lower parts)young cultivated plantsRare
larva larva feeds within live bulb Minor Allium cepa Onion Asparagales: Amaryllidaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Anthomyiidae/Delia platura/Delia platurabean seed flylarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Amaryllidaceae/Allium cepa/Allium cepaonionlivebulbMinor
larva larva feeds within live stem Minor Allium cepa Onion Asparagales: Amaryllidaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Anthomyiidae/Delia platura/Delia platurabean seed flylarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Amaryllidaceae/Allium cepa/Allium cepaonionlivestemMinor
larva larva feeds on live seedling Phaseolus (Bot.) beans Fabales: Fabaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Anthomyiidae/Delia platura/Delia platurabean seed flylarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Phaseolus (Bot.)/Phaseolus (Bot.)beansliveseedling
larva larva feeds on live seedling Pisum sativum Garden Pea Fabales: Fabaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Anthomyiidae/Delia platura/Delia platurabean seed flylarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Pisum sativum/Pisum sativumgarden pealiveseedling
larva larva feeds on plasmodium UK/Ireland Fuligo septica a slime mould Physarida: Physaraceae British Diptera associated with Fungi. 2. Diptera bred from Myxomycetes, Buxton, P.A., 1954
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Anthomyiidae/Delia platura/Delia platurabean seed flylarva Fungus / feederUK and/or Eire /Protozoa/Amoebozoa/Myxogastrea/Physarida/Physaraceae/Fuligo septica/Fuligo septicaa slime mouldplasmodium

Interactions where Delia platura is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

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

Filters:

Affected Part 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 Summary
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Trybliographa diaphana a small parasitic wasp Hymenoptera: Figitidae Hymenoptera Cynipoidea: Eucoilidae, Quinlan, J., 1978
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Figitidae/Trybliographa diaphana/Trybliographa diaphanaa small parasitic wasplarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Anthomyiidae/Delia platura/Delia platurabean seed flylarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Buxton, P.A., 1954British Diptera associated with Fungi. 2. Diptera bred from MyxomycetesProceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London. Series A, General Entomology Vol. 29 (10-12): 163-171.
Quinlan, J., 1978Hymenoptera Cynipoidea: EucoilidaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 8. Part 1b, 58pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Robbins, R., 1990A Provisional Atlas of The Leaf Miners of Warwickshire, with notes on others occurring in the MidlandsBenchmark Atlas Series, 1991? edition, 181pp, Warwickshire Museum Service

Delia platura (Bean Seed Fly) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Delia platura (Bean Seed Fly) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDelia platura (Bean Seed Fly)
GenusDelia (a genus of anthomyiid flies)
FamilyANTHOMYIIDAE (anthomyiid flies)
SuperfamilyMUSCOIDEA (dung and house 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 Delia platura (Bean Seed Fly)

Delia platura (Bean Seed Fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Delia platura (Bean Seed Fly):

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