Drosophila obscura Fallén, 1823
(a fruit fly)

Interactions where Drosophila obscura is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part 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 Summary
pupa is parasitoid host of larva UK/IrelandMajor Pachycrepoideus vindemmiae a chalcid wasp Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae Parasitoids of Drosophila in the British Isles, Davis, A.J., Varley, M.E., Baker, R.H.A. & Hardy, I.C.W., 1996
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Pteromalidae/Pachycrepoideus vindemmiae/Pachycrepoideus vindemmiaea chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Drosophilidae/Drosophila obscura/Drosophila obscuraa fruit flypupaMajor larva is parasitoid of pupa
larva is parasitoid host of larva UK/IrelandMinor Leptopilina heterotoma a death wasp Hymenoptera: Figitidae Parasitoids of Drosophila in the British Isles, Davis, A.J., Varley, M.E., Baker, R.H.A. & Hardy, I.C.W., 1996
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Figitidae/Leptopilina heterotoma/Leptopilina heterotomaa death wasplarva Animal / parasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Drosophilidae/Drosophila obscura/Drosophila obscuraa fruit flylarvaMinor larva is parasitoid of larva
larva is parasitoid host of larva UK/IrelandMinor Asobara tabida a death wasp Hymenoptera: Braconidae Parasitoids of Drosophila in the British Isles, Davis, A.J., Varley, M.E., Baker, R.H.A. & Hardy, I.C.W., 1996
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Braconidae/Asobara tabida/Asobara tabidaa death wasplarva Animal / parasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Drosophilidae/Drosophila obscura/Drosophila obscuraa fruit flylarvaMinor larva is parasitoid of larva
larva is parasitoid host of larva UK/IrelandMajor Tanycarpa punctata a death wasp Hymenoptera: Braconidae Parasitoids of Drosophila in the British Isles, Davis, A.J., Varley, M.E., Baker, R.H.A. & Hardy, I.C.W., 1996
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Braconidae/Tanycarpa punctata/Tanycarpa punctataa death wasplarva Animal / parasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Drosophilidae/Drosophila obscura/Drosophila obscuraa fruit flylarvaMajor larva is parasitoid of larva

Author & YearTitleSource
Davis, A.J., Varley, M.E., Baker, R.H.A. & Hardy, I.C.W., 1996Parasitoids of Drosophila in the British IslesEntomologist Vol 115(1): 1-13.

Drosophila obscura (a fruit fly) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Drosophila obscura (a fruit fly) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDrosophila obscura (a fruit fly)
GenusDrosophila (vinegar flies)
FamilyDROSOPHILIDAE (fruit or vinegar flies)
SuperfamilyEPHYDROIDEA (fruit and shore 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 Drosophila obscura (a fruit fly)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
() Cain, A.J., Collin, J.E. & Demerec, V.R. 1952 Correct application of the name Drosophila obscura Fallén and notes on the type of D. tristis Fallén (Dipt. Drosophilidae) EMM Ent. Mon. Mag.: 193-196.

Drosophila obscura (a fruit fly) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Drosophila obscura (a fruit fly):

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