Dioxyna bidentis (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830)
(Bur-marigold Fly)

Interactions where Dioxyna bidentis 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 feeds within capitulum Foreign Tanacetum vulgareQuestionable Tansy Asterales: Asteraceae Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), White, I.M., 1988
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Dioxyna bidentis/Dioxyna bidentisbur-marigold flylarva Foodplant / internal feederForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Tanacetum vulgare/Tanacetum vulgaretansy?capitulum
larva larva feeds within capitulum Foreign Bidens cernuaQuestionable Nodding Bur-marigold Asterales: Asteraceae Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), White, I.M., 1988
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Dioxyna bidentis/Dioxyna bidentisbur-marigold flylarva Foodplant / internal feederForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Bidens cernua/Bidens cernuanodding bur-marigold?capitulum
larva larva feeds within capitulum UK/Ireland Bidens tripartita Trifid Bur-marigold Asterales: Asteraceae Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), White, I.M., 1988
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Dioxyna bidentis/Dioxyna bidentisbur-marigold flylarva Foodplant / internal feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Bidens tripartita/Bidens tripartitatrifid bur-marigoldcapitulum
larva larva feeds within capitulum UK/Ireland Galinsoga parvifloraQuestionable Gallant Soldier Asterales: Asteraceae Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), White, I.M., 1988
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Dioxyna bidentis/Dioxyna bidentisbur-marigold flylarva Foodplant / internal feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Galinsoga parviflora/Galinsoga parvifloragallant soldier?capitulum
larva larva feeds within capitulum UK/Ireland TagetesQuestionable a genus of marigolds Asterales: Asteraceae Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), White, I.M., 1988
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Dioxyna bidentis/Dioxyna bidentisbur-marigold flylarva Foodplant / internal feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Tagetes/Tagetesa genus of marigolds?capitulum
larva larva feeds within capitulum Foreign Filago gallicaQuestionable Narrow-leaved Cudweed Asterales: Asteraceae Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), White, I.M., 1988
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Dioxyna bidentis/Dioxyna bidentisbur-marigold flylarva Foodplant / internal feederForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Filago gallica/Filago gallicanarrow-leaved cudweed?capitulum
larva larva feeds within capitulum Foreign Leucanthemum vulgareQuestionable Oxeye Daisy, Moon-daisy, Marguerite Asterales: Asteraceae Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), White, I.M., 1988
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Dioxyna bidentis/Dioxyna bidentisbur-marigold flylarva Foodplant / internal feederForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Leucanthemum vulgare/Leucanthemum vulgareoxeye daisy, moon-daisy, marguerite?capitulum

Author & YearTitleSource
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

Dioxyna bidentis (Bur-marigold Fly) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Dioxyna bidentis (Bur-marigold Fly) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDioxyna bidentis (Bur-marigold Fly)
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 Dioxyna bidentis (Bur-marigold Fly)

Dioxyna bidentis (Bur-marigold Fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Dioxyna bidentis (Bur-marigold Fly):

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