Cerodontha iraeos (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1851)
(an iris leaf-miner)

Interactions where Cerodontha iraeos 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 UK/IrelandRestricted Iris pseudacorus Yellow Iris, Yellow Flag Asparagales: Iridaceae A Provisional Atlas of The Leaf Miners of Warwickshire, with notes on others occurring in the Midlands, Robbins, R., 1990
Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Cerodontha iraeos/Cerodontha iraeosan iris leaf-minerlarva Foodplant / minerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Iridaceae/Iris pseudacorus/Iris pseudacorusyellow iris, yellow flagleafSole (early summer and autumn)
puparium puparium may be found in leaf-mine UK/IrelandRestricted Iris pseudacorus Yellow Iris, Yellow Flag Asparagales: Iridaceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Cerodontha iraeos/Cerodontha iraeosan iris leaf-minerpuparium Plant / resting place / withinUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Iridaceae/Iris pseudacorus/Iris pseudacorusyellow iris, yellow flagleaf-mineSole
larva larva mines live leaf UK/IrelandRare Typha bulrushes, reedmaces Poales: Typhaceae A Provisional Atlas of The Leaf Miners of Warwickshire, with notes on others occurring in the Midlands, Robbins, R., 1990
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Cerodontha iraeos/Cerodontha iraeosan iris leaf-minerlarva Foodplant / minerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Typhaceae/Typha/Typhabulrushes, reedmacesliveleafRare

Author & YearTitleSource
Robbins, R., 1990A Provisional Atlas of The Leaf Miners of Warwickshire, with notes on others occurring in the MidlandsBenchmark Atlas Series, 1991? edition, 181pp, Warwickshire Museum Service
Spencer, K.A., 1972Diptera: AgromyzidaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 5(g), 136pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Cerodontha iraeos (an iris leaf-miner) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Cerodontha iraeos (an iris leaf-miner) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCerodontha iraeos (an iris leaf-miner)
GenusCerodontha (a genus of leaf-mining flies)
FamilyAGROMYZIDAE (leaf-mining flies)
SuperfamilyOPOMYZOIDEA (a superfamily of acalypterate 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 Cerodontha iraeos (an iris leaf-miner)

Cerodontha iraeos (an iris 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 Cerodontha iraeos (an iris leaf-miner):

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