Conops Linnaeus, 1758
(a genus of bee- and waspgrabbers)

Interactions where Conops 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
adult adult visits for nectar and/or pollen flower Heracleum sphondylium Hogweed, Kecks Apiales: Apiaceae Diptera: Conopidae, Smith, K.G.V., 1969
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Conopidae/Conops/Conopsa genus of bee- and waspgrabbersadult Foodplant / visitor /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Heracleum sphondylium/Heracleum sphondyliumhogweed, kecksflower
adult adult visits for nectar and/or pollen flower Jacobaea vulgaris Common Ragwort Asterales: Asteraceae Diptera: Conopidae, Smith, K.G.V., 1969
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Conopidae/Conops/Conopsa genus of bee- and waspgrabbersadult Foodplant / visitor /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Jacobaea vulgaris/Jacobaea vulgariscommon ragwortflower

Author & YearTitleSource
Smith, K.G.V., 1969Diptera: ConopidaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 3(a), 19pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Conops (a genus of bee- and waspgrabbers) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Conops (a genus of bee- and waspgrabbers) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Conops flavipes
a thick-headed fly
Species 3 trophisms
Conops quadrifasciatus
a thick-headed fly
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Conops vesicularis
a thick-headed fly
Species 1 trophisms
Conops vitellinus
(A Thick-headed Fly)
Species 1 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusConops (a genus of bee- and waspgrabbers)
FamilyCONOPIDAE (thick-headed flies, or beegrabbers and waspgrabbers)
SuperfamilyCONOPOIDEA (thick-headed 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)
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Conops (a genus of bee- and waspgrabbers) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Conops (a genus of bee- and waspgrabbers):

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