Acantholyda erythrocephala (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Red-headed Pine Spinner)

Interactions where Acantholyda erythrocephala 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 (communal) communal larva feeds from web on needle Pinus pines Pinales: Pinaceae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (a), Benson, R.B., 1951
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Pamphiliidae/Acantholyda erythrocephala/Acantholyda erythrocephalared-headed pine spinnercommunallarva Foodplant / web feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus/Pinuspinesneedle
larva (communal) communal larva feeds from web on needle Pinus sylvestris Scots Pine Pinales: Pinaceae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (a), Benson, R.B., 1951
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Pamphiliidae/Acantholyda erythrocephala/Acantholyda erythrocephalared-headed pine spinnercommunallarva Foodplant / web feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus sylvestris/Pinus sylvestrisScots pineneedle
larva (communal) communal larva feeds from web on needles UK/IrelandMajor Pinus sylvestris (native Scottish form) Caledonian Pine Pinales: Pinaceae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (a), Benson, R.B., 1951
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Pamphiliidae/Acantholyda erythrocephala/Acantholyda erythrocephalared-headed pine spinnercommunallarva Foodplant / web feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus sylvestris (native Scottish form)/Pinus sylvestris (native Scottish form)Caledonian pineneedlesMajor
larva (communal) communal larva feeds from web on needles ForeignMajor Pinus strobus Weymouth Pine, Eastern White Pine Pinales: Pinaceae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (a), Benson, R.B., 1951
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Pamphiliidae/Acantholyda erythrocephala/Acantholyda erythrocephalared-headed pine spinnercommunallarva Foodplant / web feederForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus strobus/Pinus strobusWeymouth pine, eastern white pineneedlesMajor

Author & YearTitleSource
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

Acantholyda erythrocephala (Red-headed Pine Spinner) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Acantholyda erythrocephala (Red-headed Pine Spinner) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAcantholyda erythrocephala (Red-headed Pine Spinner)
GenusAcantholyda (a genus of sawflies)
FamilyPAMPHILIIDAE (spinner sawflies)
SuperfamilyPAMPHILIOIDEA (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 Acantholyda erythrocephala (Red-headed Pine Spinner)

Acantholyda erythrocephala (Red-headed Pine Spinner) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Acantholyda erythrocephala (Red-headed Pine Spinner):

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