Lonchaea chorea (Fabricius, 1781)
(Garden Lance-fly)

Interactions where Lonchaea chorea 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 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/Lonchaeidae/Lonchaea chorea/Lonchaea choreagarden lance-flylarva Fungus / feederUK and/or Eire /Protozoa/Amoebozoa/Myxogastrea/Physarida/Physaraceae/Fuligo septica/Fuligo septicaa slime mouldplasmodium

Author & YearTitleSource
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.

Lonchaea chorea (Garden Lance-fly) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Lonchaea chorea (Garden Lance-fly) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLonchaea chorea (Garden Lance-fly)
GenusLonchaea (a genus of lance-flies)
FamilyLONCHAEIDAE (lance flies)
SuperfamilyTEPHRITOIDEA (lance and picture-wing 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 Lonchaea chorea (Garden Lance-fly)

Lonchaea chorea (Garden Lance-fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Lonchaea chorea (Garden Lance-fly):

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