Winthemia quadripustulata (Fabricius, 1794)
(a parasitoid fly)

Interactions where Winthemia quadripustulata 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 is endoparasitoid of larva Questionable Sphinx ligustri Privet Hawk-moth Lepidoptera: Sphingidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
Some records of bred Tachinidae, Parmenter, L., 1953
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Winthemia quadripustulata/Winthemia quadripustulataa parasitoid flyRecipient uncertainlarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Sphingidae/Sphinx ligustri/Sphinx ligustriprivet hawk-mothlarva
larva larva is endoparasitoid of larva Tyria jacobaeae Cinnabar Lepidoptera: Erebidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Winthemia quadripustulata/Winthemia quadripustulataa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Erebidae/Tyria jacobaeae/Tyria jacobaeaecinnabarlarva
larva larva is endoparasitoid of larva ForeignMajor Cucullia sharks Lepidoptera: Noctuidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Winthemia quadripustulata/Winthemia quadripustulataa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Noctuidae/Cucullia/CuculliasharkslarvaMajor
larva larva is endoparasitoid of larva Cucullia verbasci Mullein Moth Lepidoptera: Noctuidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Winthemia quadripustulata/Winthemia quadripustulataa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Noctuidae/Cucullia verbasci/Cucullia verbascimullein mothlarva
larva larva is endoparasitoid of larva Diloba caeruleocephala Figure Of Eight Lepidoptera: Noctuidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Winthemia quadripustulata/Winthemia quadripustulataa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Noctuidae/Diloba caeruleocephala/Diloba caeruleocephalafigure of eightlarva
larva larva is endoparasitoid of larva Gortyna flavago Frosted Orange Lepidoptera: Noctuidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
On some parasitic Diptera and Hymenoptera bred from lepidopterous hosts. Part 2: misc. records of Phoridae, Larvaevoridae (Dipt.), Braconidae, Ichneumonidae and Eulophidae (Hym.), Hammond, H.E. & Smith, K.G.V., 1955
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Winthemia quadripustulata/Winthemia quadripustulataa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Noctuidae/Gortyna flavago/Gortyna flavagofrosted orangelarva
larva larva is endoparasitoid of larva Aglais io Peacock Butterfly Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Winthemia quadripustulata/Winthemia quadripustulataa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Nymphalidae/Aglais io/Aglais iopeacock butterflylarva

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
Hammond, H.E. & Smith, K.G.V., 1955On some parasitic Diptera and Hymenoptera bred from lepidopterous hosts. Part 2: misc. records of Phoridae, Larvaevoridae (Dipt.), Braconidae, Ichneumonidae and Eulophidae (Hym.)Ent. Gazette 6: 168-174.
Parmenter, L., 1953Some records of bred TachinidaeEntomologist’s Record and journal of variation 65: 29-31.

Winthemia quadripustulata (a parasitoid fly) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Winthemia quadripustulata (a parasitoid fly) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesWinthemia quadripustulata (a parasitoid fly)
GenusWinthemia (a genus of parasitoid flies)
TribeWinthemiini (a tribe of parasitoid flies)
SubfamilyEXORISTINAE (a subfamily of parasitoid flies)
FamilyTACHINIDAE (parasitoid flies)
SuperfamilyOESTROIDEA (blow-flies, blue-bottles, flesh flies and parasitoid flies)
InfraorderSchizophora - Calyptratae (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 Winthemia quadripustulata (a parasitoid fly)

Winthemia quadripustulata (a parasitoid fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Winthemia quadripustulata (a parasitoid fly):

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