Episyrphus balteatus (De Geer, 1776)
(Marmalade Hoverfly)

Interactions where Episyrphus balteatus 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 is predator of APHIDOIDEA aphids Hemiptera Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe, Rotheray, G.E., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Episyrphus balteatus/Episyrphus balteatusmarmalade hoverflylarva Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphidoidea/Aphidoideaaphids

Interactions where Episyrphus balteatus 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').

Filters:

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
egg is parasitoid host of larva Diplazon laetatorius a diplazontine ichneumon Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae A key to the European genera of Diplazontine ichneumon-flies with notes on the British fauna, Fitton, M.G. & Rotheray, M.E., 1982
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Ichneumonidae/Diplazon laetatorius/Diplazon laetatoriusa diplazontine ichneumonlarva Animal / parasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Episyrphus balteatus/Episyrphus balteatusmarmalade hoverflyegg larva is parasitoid of egg
larva is parasitoid host of larva Diplazon laetatorius a diplazontine ichneumon Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae A key to the European genera of Diplazontine ichneumon-flies with notes on the British fauna, Fitton, M.G. & Rotheray, M.E., 1982
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Ichneumonidae/Diplazon laetatorius/Diplazon laetatoriusa diplazontine ichneumonlarva Animal / parasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Episyrphus balteatus/Episyrphus balteatusmarmalade hoverflylarva larva is parasitoid of larva
egg is parasitoid host of larva Diplazon tetragonus a diplazontine ichneumon Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae A key to the European genera of Diplazontine ichneumon-flies with notes on the British fauna, Fitton, M.G. & Rotheray, M.E., 1982
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Ichneumonidae/Diplazon tetragonus/Diplazon tetragonusa diplazontine ichneumonlarva Animal / parasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Episyrphus balteatus/Episyrphus balteatusmarmalade hoverflyegg larva is parasitoid of egg
larva is parasitoid host of larva Diplazon tetragonus a diplazontine ichneumon Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae A key to the European genera of Diplazontine ichneumon-flies with notes on the British fauna, Fitton, M.G. & Rotheray, M.E., 1982
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Ichneumonidae/Diplazon tetragonus/Diplazon tetragonusa diplazontine ichneumonlarva Animal / parasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Episyrphus balteatus/Episyrphus balteatusmarmalade hoverflylarva larva is parasitoid of larva
aphidivorous larva is parasitoid host of larva UK/Ireland Syrphoctonus tarsatorius a diplazontine ichneumon Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae A key to the European genera of Diplazontine ichneumon-flies with notes on the British fauna, Fitton, M.G. & Rotheray, M.E., 1982
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Ichneumonidae/Syrphoctonus tarsatorius/Syrphoctonus tarsatoriusa diplazontine ichneumonlarva Animal / parasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Episyrphus balteatus/Episyrphus balteatusmarmalade hoverflyaphidivorous larva larva is parasitoid of aphidivorous larva

Author & YearTitleSource
Fitton, M.G. & Rotheray, M.E., 1982A key to the European genera of Diplazontine ichneumon-flies with notes on the British faunaSystematic Entomology 7: 311-320.
Rotheray, G.E., 1993Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and EuropeDiperists Digest Dipterists Digest No. 9.

Episyrphus balteatus (Marmalade Hoverfly) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Episyrphus balteatus (Marmalade Hoverfly) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEpisyrphus balteatus (Marmalade Hoverfly)
TribeSyrphini (a tribe of hoverflies)
SubfamilySYRPHINAE (a subfamily of hoverflies)
FamilySYRPHIDAE (hover flies, drone flies, flower flies, hoverfly)
SuperfamilySYRPHOIDEA (hover flies, drone flies, flower flies & big-headed flies)
InfraorderEremoneura - Cyclorrhapha (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 Episyrphus balteatus (Marmalade Hoverfly)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Morris, R.K.A. & Ball, S.G. 2002 An introduction to British hoverflies and the Hoverfly Recording Scheme British Wildlife Vol 14, No 1: 38-45.

Episyrphus balteatus (Marmalade Hoverfly) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Gorb, S.N. 1998 The design of the fly adhesive pad: distal tenent setae are adapted to the delivery of an adhesive secretion Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences Vol 265: 747-752.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Episyrphus balteatus (Marmalade Hoverfly):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 27 images of Episyrphus balteatus (Marmalade Hoverfly)
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