Drosophila phalerata Meigen, 1830
(a fruit fly)

Interactions where Drosophila phalerata 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 causes galls on PsathyrellaQuestionable brittlestem toadstools Agaricales: Psathyrellaceae Gall development in Fungi, Evans, R.E., 1979
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Drosophilidae/Drosophila phalerata/Drosophila phalerataa fruit flylarva Fungus / gall /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Psathyrellaceae/Psathyrella/Psathyrellabrittlestem toadstools?

Interactions where Drosophila phalerata 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
pupa is parasitoid host of larva UK/IrelandMinor Pachycrepoideus vindemmiae a chalcid wasp Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae Parasitoids of Drosophila in the British Isles, Davis, A.J., Varley, M.E., Baker, R.H.A. & Hardy, I.C.W., 1996
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Pteromalidae/Pachycrepoideus vindemmiae/Pachycrepoideus vindemmiaea chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Drosophilidae/Drosophila phalerata/Drosophila phalerataa fruit flypupaMinor larva is parasitoid of pupa
pupa is parasitoid host of larva UK/IrelandRare Spalangia erythromera a chalcid wasp Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae Parasitoids of Drosophila in the British Isles, Davis, A.J., Varley, M.E., Baker, R.H.A. & Hardy, I.C.W., 1996
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Pteromalidae/Spalangia erythromera/Spalangia erythromeraa chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Drosophilidae/Drosophila phalerata/Drosophila phalerataa fruit flypupaRare larva is parasitoid of pupa
larva is parasitoid host of larva UK/IrelandMajor Kleidotoma dolichocera a small parasitic wasp Hymenoptera: Figitidae Parasitoids of Drosophila in the British Isles, Davis, A.J., Varley, M.E., Baker, R.H.A. & Hardy, I.C.W., 1996
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Figitidae/Kleidotoma dolichocera/Kleidotoma dolichoceraa small parasitic wasplarva Animal / parasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Drosophilidae/Drosophila phalerata/Drosophila phalerataa fruit flylarvaMajor larva is parasitoid of larva
larva is parasitoid host of larva UK/IrelandRare Kleidotoma psiloides a small parasitic wasp Hymenoptera: Figitidae Parasitoids of Drosophila in the British Isles, Davis, A.J., Varley, M.E., Baker, R.H.A. & Hardy, I.C.W., 1996
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Figitidae/Kleidotoma psiloides/Kleidotoma psiloidesa small parasitic wasplarva Animal / parasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Drosophilidae/Drosophila phalerata/Drosophila phalerataa fruit flylarvaRare larva is parasitoid of larva
larva is parasitoid host of larva UK/IrelandMinor Tanycarpa bicolor a death wasp Hymenoptera: Braconidae Parasitoids of Drosophila in the British Isles, Davis, A.J., Varley, M.E., Baker, R.H.A. & Hardy, I.C.W., 1996
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Braconidae/Tanycarpa bicolor/Tanycarpa bicolora death wasplarva Animal / parasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Drosophilidae/Drosophila phalerata/Drosophila phalerataa fruit flylarvaMinor larva is parasitoid of larva

Author & YearTitleSource
Davis, A.J., Varley, M.E., Baker, R.H.A. & Hardy, I.C.W., 1996Parasitoids of Drosophila in the British IslesEntomologist Vol 115(1): 1-13.
Evans, R.E., 1979Gall development in FungiBull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 13 (2): 131-132.

Drosophila phalerata (a fruit fly) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Drosophila phalerata (a fruit fly) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDrosophila phalerata (a fruit fly)
GenusDrosophila (vinegar flies)
FamilyDROSOPHILIDAE (fruit or vinegar flies)
SuperfamilyEPHYDROIDEA (fruit and shore flies)
InfraorderSchizophora - Acalyptratae (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 Drosophila phalerata (a fruit fly)

Drosophila phalerata (a fruit fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Drosophila phalerata (a fruit fly):

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