Lymantria monacha (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Black Arches)

Interactions where Lymantria monacha 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').

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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
is endoparasitised by larva Sarcophaga aratrix a flesh fly Diptera: Sarcophagidae Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and Calliphoridae, van Emden, F.I.,, 1954
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Sarcophagidae/Sarcophaga aratrix/Sarcophaga aratrixa flesh flylarva Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Erebidae/Lymantria monacha/Lymantria monachablack arches larva endoparasitises
is endoparasitised by larva Sarcophaga caerulescens a flesh fly Diptera: Sarcophagidae Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and Calliphoridae, van Emden, F.I.,, 1954
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Sarcophagidae/Sarcophaga caerulescens/Sarcophaga caerulescensa flesh flylarva Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Erebidae/Lymantria monacha/Lymantria monachablack arches larva endoparasitises
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Foreign Carcelia puberula a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Carcelia puberula/Carcelia puberulaa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Erebidae/Lymantria monacha/Lymantria monachablack archeslarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Lydella stabulans a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Lydella stabulans/Lydella stabulansa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Erebidae/Lymantria monacha/Lymantria monachablack archeslarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Foreign Parasetigena silvestris a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Parasetigena silvestris/Parasetigena silvestrisa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Erebidae/Lymantria monacha/Lymantria monachablack archeslarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva
caterpillar is parasitised by colony of Aspergillus dematiaceous anamorph Aspergillus versicolor a dematiaceous hyphomycete Eurotiales: Trichocomaceae Aspergillus versicolor, Kozakiewicz, Z., 1990
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Eurotiomycetes/Eurotiales/Trichocomaceae/Aspergillus versicolor/Aspergillus versicolora dematiaceous hyphomycetecolonyAspergillus dematiaceous anamorph Animal / parasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Erebidae/Lymantria monacha/Lymantria monachablack archescaterpillar colony of Aspergillus dematiaceous anamorph parasitises caterpillar

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
Kozakiewicz, Z., 1990Aspergillus versicolorI.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 996.
van Emden, F.I.,, 1954Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and CalliphoridaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 4(a), 133pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Lymantria monacha (Black Arches) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Lymantria monacha (Black Arches) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLymantria monacha (Black Arches)
GenusLymantria (gypsy and black arches moths)
TribeLymantriini (a tribe of moths)
SubfamilyLYMANTRIINAE (tussocks and vapourers)
FamilyEREBIDAE (a family of moths)
SuperfamilyNOCTUOIDEA (shuttle moths)
CladeMacrolepidoptera (macro-moths)
CladeObtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
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 Lymantria monacha (Black Arches)

Lymantria monacha (Black Arches) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Lymantria monacha (Black Arches):

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