Podalonia affinis (Kirby, 1798)
(Mud Wasp)

Interactions where Podalonia affinis 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
female female stocks nest with larva UK/Ireland LEPIDOPTERA butterflies and moths Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Sphecidae/Podalonia affinis/Podalonia affinismud waspfemale Animal / predator / stocks nest withUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Lepidopterabutterflies and mothslarva

Author & YearTitleSource
Macdonald, M.A., 2007Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates

Podalonia affinis (Mud Wasp) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Podalonia affinis (Mud Wasp) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPodalonia affinis (Mud Wasp)
GenusPodalonia (a genus of solitary wasps)
FamilySPHECIDAE (a family of solitary wasps)
SuperfamilyAPOIDEA (solitary and hive bees)
InfraorderAculeata (aculeates: bees, wasps and ants)
SuborderAPOCRITA (bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)
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 Podalonia affinis (Mud Wasp)

Podalonia affinis (Mud Wasp) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource

Pathology

Casiraghi, M., Andrietti, F., Bonasoro, F. & Martinoli, A. 2001 A Note on Host Detection by Buathra tarsoleuca (Schrank) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), a Parasite of Ammophila sabulosa (L.) and Podalonia affinis (Kirby) (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) Journal of Insect Behavior Vol 14 (3): 299-312.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Podalonia affinis (Mud Wasp):

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