Trypeta immaculata (Macquart, 1835)
(Dandelion Leaf-miner)

Interactions where Trypeta immaculata 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 mines leaf Foreign Senecio vulgarisQuestionable Groundsel Asterales: Asteraceae Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), White, I.M., 1988
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Trypeta immaculata/Trypeta immaculatadandelion leaf-minerlarva Foodplant / minerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Senecio vulgaris/Senecio vulgarisgroundsel?leaf
larva larva mines leaf Foreign Crepis hawk’s-beards Asterales: Asteraceae Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), White, I.M., 1988
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Trypeta immaculata/Trypeta immaculatadandelion leaf-minerlarva Foodplant / minerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Crepis/Crepishawk's-beardsleaf
larva larva mines leaf Foreign Hieracium hawkweeds Asterales: Asteraceae Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), White, I.M., 1988
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Trypeta immaculata/Trypeta immaculatadandelion leaf-minerlarva Foodplant / minerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Hieracium/Hieraciumhawkweedsleaf
larva larva mines leaf Foreign Hypochaeris cat’s-ears Asterales: Asteraceae Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), White, I.M., 1988
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Trypeta immaculata/Trypeta immaculatadandelion leaf-minerlarva Foodplant / minerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Hypochaeris/Hypochaeriscat's-earsleaf
larva larva mines leaf Foreign Lapsana communis Nipplewort Asterales: Asteraceae Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), White, I.M., 1988
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Trypeta immaculata/Trypeta immaculatadandelion leaf-minerlarva Foodplant / minerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Lapsana communis/Lapsana communisnipplewortleaf
larva larva mines leaf Foreign Leontodon hawkbits Asterales: Asteraceae Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), White, I.M., 1988
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Trypeta immaculata/Trypeta immaculatadandelion leaf-minerlarva Foodplant / minerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Leontodon/Leontodonhawkbitsleaf
larva larva mines leaf Foreign Mycelis muralis Wall Lettuce Asterales: Asteraceae Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), White, I.M., 1988
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Trypeta immaculata/Trypeta immaculatadandelion leaf-minerlarva Foodplant / minerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Mycelis muralis/Mycelis muraliswall lettuceleaf
larva larva mines leaf Foreign Sonchus sow thistles Asterales: Asteraceae Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), White, I.M., 1988
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Trypeta immaculata/Trypeta immaculatadandelion leaf-minerlarva Foodplant / minerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Sonchus/Sonchussow thistlesleaf
larva larva mines leaf UK/Ireland Taraxacum dandelions Asterales: Asteraceae Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), White, I.M., 1988
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Trypeta immaculata/Trypeta immaculatadandelion leaf-minerlarva Foodplant / minerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Taraxacum/Taraxacumdandelionsleaf

Author & YearTitleSource
White, I.M., 1988Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol 10. Part 5a, 134pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Trypeta immaculata (Dandelion Leaf-miner) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Trypeta immaculata (Dandelion Leaf-miner) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTrypeta immaculata (Dandelion Leaf-miner)
GenusTrypeta (a genus of gall flies)
FamilyTEPHRITIDAE (gall-flies, greater fruit 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 Trypeta immaculata (Dandelion Leaf-miner)

Trypeta immaculata (Dandelion Leaf-miner) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Trypeta immaculata (Dandelion Leaf-miner):

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