Urophora solstitialis (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Musk Thistle Gall-fly)

Interactions where Urophora solstitialis 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 causes gall of capitulum Carduus a genus of thistles Asterales: Asteraceae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Urophora solstitialis/Urophora solstitialismusk thistle gall-flylarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Carduus/Carduusa genus of thistlescapitulum
larva larva causes gall of capitulum Foreign Carduus crispus Welted Thistle Asterales: Asteraceae Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), White, I.M., 1988
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Urophora solstitialis/Urophora solstitialismusk thistle gall-flylarva Foodplant / gallForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Carduus crispus/Carduus crispuswelted thistlecapitulum
larva larva causes gall of capitulum UK/IrelandMajor Carduus nutans Musk Thistle Asterales: Asteraceae Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), White, I.M., 1988
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Urophora solstitialis/Urophora solstitialismusk thistle gall-flylarva Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Carduus nutans/Carduus nutansmusk thistlecapitulumMajor
larva larva causes gall of capitulum UK/Ireland Carduus pycnocephalus Plymouth Thistle Asterales: Asteraceae Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), White, I.M., 1988
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Urophora solstitialis/Urophora solstitialismusk thistle gall-flylarva Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Carduus pycnocephalus/Carduus pycnocephalusPlymouth thistlecapitulum

Interactions where Urophora solstitialis 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 larva Eurytoma compressa a chalcid wasp Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae The Natural History of Spear Thistle-heads, Redfern, M., 1968
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Eurytomidae/Eurytoma compressa/Eurytoma compressaa chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Urophora solstitialis/Urophora solstitialismusk thistle gall-flylarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva

Author & YearTitleSource
Redfern, M., 1968The Natural History of Spear Thistle-headsField Studies Vol 2, No 5: 669-717.
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls95pp, British Plant Gall Society (BPGS)
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

Urophora solstitialis (Musk Thistle Gall-fly) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Urophora solstitialis (Musk Thistle Gall-fly) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesUrophora solstitialis (Musk Thistle Gall-fly)
GenusUrophora (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 Urophora solstitialis (Musk Thistle Gall-fly)

Urophora solstitialis (Musk Thistle Gall-fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Urophora solstitialis (Musk Thistle Gall-fly):

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