Neodiprion sertifer (Geoffroy, 1785)
(Fox-coloured Pine Combhorn)

Interactions where Neodiprion sertifer 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 grazes on live needle (previous year’s) Pinus pines Pinales: Pinaceae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (a), Benson, R.B., 1951
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Diprionidae/Neodiprion sertifer/Neodiprion sertiferfox-coloured pine combhornlarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus/Pinuspinesliveneedle (previous year's)
larva larva grazes on live needle (previous year’s) Major Pinus sylvestris Scots Pine Pinales: Pinaceae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (a), Benson, R.B., 1951
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Diprionidae/Neodiprion sertifer/Neodiprion sertiferfox-coloured pine combhornlarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus sylvestris/Pinus sylvestrisScots pineliveneedle (previous year's)Major

Interactions where Neodiprion sertifer 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 usually gregarious larva Phryxe vulgaris a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Phryxe vulgaris/Phryxe vulgarisa parasitoid flyusually gregariouslarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Diprionidae/Neodiprion sertifer/Neodiprion sertiferfox-coloured pine combhornlarva usually gregarious larva is endoparasitoid of larva
is predated by Formica a genus of ants Hymenoptera: Formicidae Forests and Wood Ants in Scotland, Hughes, J. & Broome, A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formica/Formicaa genus of ants Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Diprionidae/Neodiprion sertifer/Neodiprion sertiferfox-coloured pine combhorn is predator of

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
Benson, R.B., 1951Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (a)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol VI, Part 2(a), 49pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Hughes, J. & Broome, A., 2007Forests and Wood Ants in ScotlandForestry Commission Information Notes, 90, 8pp, Forestry Commission

Neodiprion sertifer (Fox-coloured Pine Combhorn) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Neodiprion sertifer (Fox-coloured Pine Combhorn) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesNeodiprion sertifer (Fox-coloured Pine Combhorn)
SubfamilyDIPRIONINAE (a subfamily of hymenopterans)
FamilyDIPRIONIDAE (combhorn sawflies)
SuperfamilyTENTHREDINOIDEA (a superfamily of sawflies)
SuborderSYMPHYTA (sawflies)
OrderHYMENOPTERA (ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
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 Neodiprion sertifer (Fox-coloured Pine Combhorn)

Neodiprion sertifer (Fox-coloured Pine Combhorn) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Neodiprion sertifer (Fox-coloured Pine Combhorn):

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